2A1-E04 肉体労働者用マッスルスーツの開発 : 上肢補助用マッスルスーツの開発(ウェアラブルロボティクス)

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Exoskeleton systems have been largely developed though, quantitative performance estimation has not been reported so far. While we have been developing the wearable muscle suit for direct and physical motion supports. The use of the McKibben artificial muscle has opened the way to the introduction of "muscle suits" - compact, lightweight, reliable, wearable "assist-bots" enabling manual worker to lift and carry weights. By applying integral electromyography (IEMG), we showed quantitative performance results and efficiency of the muscle suit in terms of keeping posture. However for practical use, lifting seems to be one of the most important task for manual worker. We then improve the forearm structure so that the muscle suit assists vertical lifting motion of wearer. Load holding and lifting experiments show the muscle suit's effectiveness.
2011-05-26