OHIO WILLOW WOOD COMPANY, THE — Department of Health and Human Services SBIR Phase I: n/a
OHIO WILLOW WOOD COMPANY, THE — SBIR Phase I award from Department of Health and Human Services.
- Amount
- $99,925
- Agency
- Department of Health and Human Services · Administration for Community Living
- Program / Phase
- SBIR · Phase I
- Topic
- n/a
- Solicitation
- HHS-2017-ACL-NIDILRR-BISA-0194
- NAICS
- —
- Place of performance
- OH
- Period
- —
Description
This project designs, fabricates, and completes engineering verification of a hydraulic actuator for a novel prosthetic ankle-foot system. The goal of this project is to improve balance and balance confidence of persons with lower extremity amputations by developing a prosthetic ankle that has biomimetic modes for walking and standing. This bimodal ankle provides flexibility for walking mobility and rigidity for standing stability. The objectives are to: (1) Develop (design and fabricate) a hydraulic actuator that allows movement for walking and restricts movement for standing; and (2) to perform engineering verification of the actuator assembly.