Title :
Development of wearable power assist device constructed with pneumatic artificial rubber muscle
Author :
Sasaki, Daisuke ; Noritsugu, Toshiro ; Takaiwa, Masahiro
Author_Institution :
Fac. of Eng., Okayama Univ., Japan
Abstract :
The purpose of this study is to develop a wearable power assist device in order to assist activity of daily living (ADL) safely and easily. In this paper, the mechanism of developed power assist device is described.
Keywords :
artificial limbs; pneumatic actuators; robots; activity of daily living; pneumatic artificial rubber muscle; wearable power assist device; wearable robot; Agriculture; Fingers; Medical robotics; Motion measurement; Muscles; Power measurement; Rubber; Senior citizens; Wheels; Wrist;
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.2004.1424976
