DocumentCode :
2434617
Title :
Active synchronized motion control for comfortable walking support
Author :
Pervez, Aslam ; Lim, Yo-An ; Park, Hyeshin ; Ryu, Jeha
Author_Institution :
Gwangju Inst. of Sci. & Technol., Gwangju
fYear :
2007
fDate :
17-20 Oct. 2007
Firstpage :
2714
Lastpage :
2718
Abstract :
The safety and comfort of user are the two important requirements that a service robot must fulfill to qualify as assistive device for elderly persons. Unlike scenarios of manipulation assistance, human user is physically attached with the robot in those of walking/mobility assistance. Any force/torque generated at the robot (end-effector) is transferred to human body that causes the discomfort and safety problem for the user. If the motion of robot system is made synchronized with human user´s movement during walking, it can be more comfortable for elderly user. This paper proposes a new control strategy for synchronized movement of walking support system with the human user´s walking. For this strategy, the average step size of a particular user is obtained through initial short test and the direction of motion is guided online by human user. Proposed scheme is implemented on SpiderBot-II, a wire-driven parallel mechanism, conceptualized for assisting elderly persons. User´s comfort is assessed through measurement of link reaction forces during walking assistance. The rationale behind such scheme is the common assistance scenario during walking. The human assistant synchronizes his walking pattern and speed with that of elderly user to make it more comfortable for the latter. Preliminary experimental results show that this control scheme is capable of realizing a comfortable walking assistance for elderly persons.
Keywords :
end effectors; handicapped aids; mobile robots; motion control; safety; SpiderBot-II; active synchronized motion control; comfortable walking support; elderly person assistive device; end-effector; link reaction forces; mobility assistance; robot system; service robot; synchronized movement; user comfort; user safety; walking assistance; walking support system; wire-driven parallel mechanism; Control systems; Humans; Legged locomotion; Mobile robots; Motion control; Safety devices; Senior citizens; Service robots; Testing; Torque; Walking Support system; active synchronized walking; wire-driven mechanism;
fLanguage :
English
Publisher :
ieee
Conference_Titel :
Control, Automation and Systems, 2007. ICCAS '07. International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Seoul
Print_ISBN :
978-89-950038-6-2
Electronic_ISBN :
978-89-950038-6-2
Type :
conf
DOI :
10.1109/ICCAS.2007.4406828
Filename :
4406828
Link To Document :
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