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Fig. 5

From: On the design of a DEA-based device to pot entially assist lower leg disorders: an analytical and FEM investigation accounting for nonlinearities of the leg and device deformations

Fig. 5

Deformation plots showing the position of the ACB and the calf region at the end of each FEM load step. a ACB is radially stretched to the maximum radius of the calf region; b ACB is positioned at the top of the calf region; c ACB is released to make contact with the calf region. Deformation plot after electrically actuating the ACB is similar to the plot c since the deformations after electrical actuation of the ACB is negligible. At each load step, wireframe lines show the geometries before deformation starts and solid shapes show the deformed geometries

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