In this stage of the project, one of the main focuses is the development of a Decision Support System (DSS), led by TWI Hellas. This DSS outputs suggestions for rectification action to the prosthetist, aiming to improve the fitness of transfemoral prosthetic socket design. To accomplish this, we employ fuzzy-logic and rectification state-of-the-art algorithms that […]
A first fully integrated prototype of the SocketSense system was successfully trialled with a transfemoral amputee, at Össur, Iceland in January 2021. The trial took place under IRB approval, and in the presence of a certified prosthetist. The primary aim of the study was to verify the practicality of the SocketSense system in real-life application […]
Dear Colleague, Partner or Supporter! The H2020 project SocketSense aims at developing an innovative prosthetic socket system with an integration of advanced sensing, data analysis, AI methods, embedded edge and cloud computing. The key cutting-edge is given by the support for an effective monitoring and assessment of dynamic operational conditions within prosthetic sockets that are […]
QUANTUM MATERIALS HAVE THE POTENTIAL TOREVOLUTIONISE PROSTHETICS – QUANTUM TECHNOLOGY SUPERSENSORS Electronic devices are becoming increasingly pervasive in our everyday lives in an ever-increasingly connected world. Utilizing these new ‘smarter’ and multi-functional enviro-friendly Quantum Materials that harness control of quantum conduction mechanisms will enable significant generational advances for simplified and more economically viable sensingsolutions. Control […]
South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, based in Middlesbrough in the north-east of England, is one of two clinical partners who are involved in the SocketSense project, alongside Servicio Andaluz de Salud (SAS) in Seville, Spain. The Trust has been involved in many aspects of the project since the start in January 2019, but it […]
Speaker: Helen Lindner Date and time: December 9, 15:00-16:30 Helen Lindner is a senior lecturer in occupational therapy at Örebro University in Sweden. She has over 14 years of clinical experience working with people who have physical and cognitive impairments. Her PhD project (2013) was to develop a clinical assessment test for upper limb myoelectric […]
SocketSense will be presenting an ePoster at the upcoming international trade show, OTWorld (https://www.ot-world.com/). This year the world congress will be held exclusively online due to the current situation regarding the pandemic. Prior to designing the sensors for application in prosthetic sockets, an understanding of the expected pressures and their distributions within the socket was […]
TWI Hellas (a fully owned subsidiary of TWI Ltd, UK), in the context of SocketSense project, develops state-of-the-art algorithms based on AI tools, performs model-driven data analysis and builds digital simulation models, in order to design a socket having improved fitness and greater comfort. TWI-Hellas, also has the role of the technical manager of SocketSense […]
The Quantum physics world is an exciting one where seemingly impossible things happen all the time. One of the most perplexing aspects is the movement of electrons through seemingly impenetrable barriers. Harnessing these sub-atomic quantum conduction mechanisms in Quantum Materials in order to drive environmental and societal change through innovation is taking place in the […]
The SocketSense project is halfway through! Dear Colleague, Partner or Supporter Welcome to the third SocketSense newsletter.We are now in the second phase of the project. The work has been focused on the finalization of component design and the technology integration. However, due to various restrictions caused by current COVID-19 pandemics and the worldwide lockdown, […]