This project was the basis of a PhD research thesis and involved expanding the science behind the prescription of prosthetic running legs. It examined the dynamic action of the foot spring when combined with the amputee as a system. During this project a foot was instrumented with portable data acquisition apparatus to allow factors such as ground contact position, runner mass, ground contact force and all aspects of stride timing but with freedom away from a gait laboratory. This research was carried out in association with Bournemouth University, Ossur prosthetics and MSR Dataloggers.
