Title :
Wearable leg support system based on manual control
Author :
Tanaka, Masato ; Yabuki, Yusuke ; Akiyama, Yosuke ; Kondo, Ryou
Author_Institution :
Grad. Sch., Ibaraki Univ., Hitachi
Abstract :
A wearable leg support system based on manual control has been proposed in this paper. Power assist suits, which are studied by many researchers lately, are not applicable to those people with lower limb paralysis caused by spinal cord injury or stroke. We have developed a wearable leg support system, Manipuleg-1, in which an exoskeletal leg support system is manually controlled with a control lever mounted on the normal side of shoulders. We will show that the wearer could walk if one made much practice and properly operated the control lever.
Keywords :
handicapped aids; medical control systems; Manipuleg-1; control lever; exoskeletal leg support system; lower limb paralysis; manual control; wearable leg support system; Actuators; Control systems; Hip; Human factors; Hydrogen; Knee; Leg; Legged locomotion; Shoulder; Spinal cord injury; Leg support system; hemiplegia; manual control; paraplegia; unilateral control;
Conference_Titel :
SICE Annual Conference, 2008
Conference_Location :
Tokyo
Print_ISBN :
978-4-907764-30-2
Electronic_ISBN :
978-4-907764-29-6
DOI :
10.1109/SICE.2008.4654853
