A novel below-knee prosthesis for snowboarding

Snowboarding with a below-knee prosthesis is compromised by the limited rotation capabilities of the existing below-knee prostheses, which are designed for use in normal walking. Based on snowboarding range of motion analyses, a novel below-knee prosthesis was designed with the aim of allowing a disabled snowboarder to achieve a similar range of motions as able-bodied colleagues.

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Lunch Lecture January hosted by…

The title is: Frame deformations control based on reduced order thermo-elastic models

Company visit YPN at Settels…

Our next company visit has been confirmed and will take place at Settels Savenije, located in Eindhoven, on Tuesday 17th of December. A perfect opportunity for networking just before Christmas.

Jan-Pieter Rijstenbil (TU Eindhoven) receives…

Prize for careful process analysis and early validation. During the 23rd edition of the Precision Fair in Den Bosch (NL), the Wim van der Hoek Award was presented under the auspices of DSPE (Dutch Society for Precision Engineering).