DocumentCode
1858835
Title
Development of a walking assist device focusing on twist motion of the trunk and adopting the simple mechanism
Author
Iwamoto, Ken ; Hase, Kazunori
Author_Institution
Dept. of Mech. Eng., Tokyo Metropolitan Univ., Hachioji, Japan
fYear
2012
fDate
4-7 Nov. 2012
Firstpage
313
Lastpage
315
Abstract
Many of walking assist devices have been developed to support the general walking style in the sagittal plane. These assist flexion-extension of the knee and hip joints. However, the theory called the Spinal Engine describes that the essence of walking is in a motion of the spinal column. This paper presents the new walking assist device focusing on twist motion of the trunk and waist.
Keywords
biomedical equipment; bone; gait analysis; neurophysiology; orthopaedics; flexion-extension; hip joints; knee joints; sagittal plane; spinal column motion; spinal engine; trunk; twist motion; waist; walking assist device development; walking style;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Micro-NanoMechatronics and Human Science (MHS), 2012 International Symposium on
Conference_Location
Nagoya
Print_ISBN
978-1-4673-4811-9
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/MHS.2012.6492429
Filename
6492429
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