2A1-C12 空気圧アクチュエータを用いたエネルギー自律型歩行支援靴の開発(医療・福祉ロボティクス・メカトロニクス)

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Among the elderly person, most of their injuries are reported to be caused by falling down with stumbling. It is due to their shuffling walking style since deterioration of their dorsifiexion muscle force along with aging. Walking plays an important role in their independent day life. In this study, we aim at developing a wearable walking support equipment embedded into shoes for a purpose of fall prevention of elderly people. A commercial product of Ankle Foot Orthosis is introduced and newly developed wire type pneumatic actuator is equipped on to support dorsifiexion motion during swing period at walking motion actively. In generally, this kind of active supporting systems require power source. We propose a driving scheme with no use of electric power, but with only potential energy of the wearer. Required specifications for the equipment are derived and the validity of proposed walking support shoes is verified through some experiments.
一般社団法人日本機械学会の論文
2008-06-06