Title :
Actuated artificial joints for human motion assist - an inner skeleton robots
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Adv. Syst. Control Eng., Saga Univ., Japan
Abstract :
We propose the concept of actuated artificial joints for human motion assist (i.e., inner skeleton power assist robot systems) to automatically assist the motion of physically weak persons such as elderly, disabled, or injured persons. We show the basic principle of the proposed system and explain the business model.
Keywords :
geriatrics; handicapped aids; prosthetics; service robots; actuated artificial joints; business model; disabled person; elderly person; human motion assist; injured person; inner skeleton robots; power assist robot; Actuators; Electromyography; Humans; Joints; Medical robotics; Muscles; Orthopedic surgery; Robotics and automation; Service robots; Skeleton;
Conference_Titel :
Robotics and Automation, 2004. TExCRA '04. First IEEE Technical Exhibition Based Conference on
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-8564-0
DOI :
10.1109/TEXCRA.2004.1424979
