Title :
Development of Active Support Splint driven by Pneumatic Soft Actuator (ASSIST)
Author :
Sasaki, Daisuke ; Noritsugu, Toshiro ; Takaiwa, Masahiro
Author_Institution :
Faculty of Engineering Okayama University 3-1-1 Tsushimanaka, Okayama, 700-8530, Japan daisuke@sys.okayama-u.ac.jp
Abstract :
In this study, in order to realize an assist of independent life for the elderly or people in need of care and relieve a physical burden for care worker, an active support splint driven by pneumatic soft actuator (ASSIST) has been developed. ASSIST consists of a plastic interface with the palm and arm and two rotary-type soft actuators put in both sides of appliance. In this paper, the fundamental characteristics of ASSIST is described, and then the effectiveness of this splint is experimentally discussed. Finally, the operation of ASSIST based on a human intention is described.
Keywords :
Artificial Rubber Muscle; Pneumatics; Power Assist; Wearable Robot; Exoskeletons; Home appliances; Humans; Medical robotics; Muscles; Plastics; Pneumatic actuators; Rubber; Senior citizens; Wheels; Artificial Rubber Muscle; Pneumatics; Power Assist; Wearable Robot;
Conference_Titel :
Robotics and Automation, 2005. ICRA 2005. Proceedings of the 2005 IEEE International Conference on
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-8914-X
DOI :
10.1109/ROBOT.2005.1570171
