Title :
Development of an independent support system capable of walking from recumbent position
Author :
Kobayashi, Hiroshi ; Harada, Yusuke ; Tokoro, Koushi
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Mech. Eng., Tokyo Univ. of Sci., Tokyo, Japan
Abstract :
In order to relive the burden of nursing care and help a handicapped person to be more independent, we have been developing “an Independence Support System”, which can assist uprising and walking motion from lying on a bed. In this paper, we report the concept and mechanism of the system, and evaluation of reduction of burden by physical work.
Keywords :
handicapped aids; medical robotics; mobile robots; motion control; patient care; position control; handicapped person; independent support system; nursing care; physical work; recumbent position; uprising assistance; walking motion assistance; Batteries; Knee; Muscles; Thigh; Wheels; World Wide Web; Assistive technology; McKibben artificial muscle; Stand up assistance; Walk assistance;
Conference_Titel :
World Automation Congress (WAC), 2014
Conference_Location :
Waikoloa, HI
DOI :
10.1109/WAC.2014.6936132
