ISSN:
1662-9752
Source:
Scientific.Net: Materials Science & Technology / Trans Tech Publications Archiv 1984-2008
Topics:
Mechanical Engineering, Materials Science, Production Engineering, Mining and Metallurgy, Traffic Engineering, Precision Mechanics
Notes:
This study aims to employ the technology of rapid prototyping for the development of aprocess that is to assist a prosthetist for easily designing and manufacturing a prosthetic socket forspecific transtibial amputee. Currently, the production of prosthetic socket still depends onprosthetists’ skills and expertise. To improve its tedious process, quality uncertainty, and lack ofexperienced prosthetists, the benefits of using rapid prototyping (RP) technology together withcomputer-aided systems will be expecting goals. This article demonstrated the feasibility ofproducing RP sockets using a fused deposition modeling (FDM) machine, and a prototype system thatallows a prosthetist to easily design prosthetic sockets has been developed. This proposedcomputer-aided engineering process, which is plaster-free method, is expected to replace the manualprocess of conventional approach of fabricating prosthetic sockets. Furthermore, since thin-layer RPsocket is easily broken, coating a resin layer on RP socket to enforce its strength is underway
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://www.tib-hannover.de/fulltexts/2011/0528/02/19/transtech_doi~10.4028%252Fwww.scientific.net%252FMSF.594.273.pdf
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