Prosthetic socket interface monitoring for children with limb losses | Engineering | University of Southampton Skip to main navigationSkip to main content The University of Southampton Courses Undergraduate Postgraduate taught Postgraduate research Foundation Years Pre-sessional English language courses Exchanges Customise your degree Tuition fees Funding your studies How to apply Clearing Free online learning Continuing professional development Student life Accommodation Our campuses Our cities Student community Sports and gyms Support and money Research Our impact Facilities Centres and institutes Funding Research & Innovation Services Partnerships Commercialising research Researcher support Research integrity Business Why work with us? Collaboration Consultancy Commercialisation Use our facilities Connect with our students How we operate Suppliers Make a business enquiry Global International students International Office Partnerships and initiatives Visiting delegations Visiting fellowships About Visit Alumni Departments News Events Contact × Search the SiteSearch Engineering Who we are Our research Undergraduate study Postgraduate study Professional development Enterprise Outreach Our news & events Contact usLeftRight Our impact Research areas Groups Projects Seminars Facilities Research centres Postdoctoral opportunitiesLeftRight Home> Engineering> Our research> Projects> Research project: Prosthetic socket interface monitoring for children with limb losses Currently Active: Yes The high growth rate of children means that children who have lower limb loss need prosthetics that match their growth rate. This could mean that a new socket is needed regularly. Current bespoke prosthetic sockets cannot easily accommodate changing skeletal and body growth of children, affecting their physical development. If socket interface cannot be closely monitored and adjusted, it can potentially lead to deformity which can set in quickly for children with limb losses. Project Overview This project aims to develop a smart monitoring system for socket fit which help identify the right time for a child’s prosthetic to be replaced. This project was funded by NIHR/D4D StarWorks initiative. We are also grateful that this project has been extensively supported by the involvement of many children with limb losses and their families as well as clinicians to identify the key design criteria. This also allows us to conduct novel research in the relevant fields of biomechanics and intelligent systems which underpins science-enabled technologies to help improve quality of lives. Further details can be found here. Staff Liudi Jiang (Professor of Materials and Electromechanical Systems) Jinghua Tang (Research Fellow) Share this research project Share this on Facebook Share this on Twitter Share this on Weibo Privacy Settings Information for Visitors Staff & students Schools & colleges Researchers Employers & recruiters Parents & guardians International students Contact us +44(0)23 8059 5000 +44(0)23 8059 3131 Address University of Southampton University Road Southampton SO17 1BJ United Kingdom Get directions › Connect with us Connect with us on Facebook Connect with us on Twitter Connect with us on Instagram Connect with us on LinkedIn Explore our Youtube channel Download University of Southampton prospectus Download a PDF of our prospectus or order a printed copy to be delivered to your door.Download a prospectus © 2021 University of Southampton Site map Sitemap XML Privacy Notice Data Protection and Freedom of Information Terms & conditions Contact Jobs
