Development of Non-Wearing Type Pneumatic Power Assist Device – Basic Concept and Performance Evaluation –
| Autor: | Masahiro Takaiwa, Masashi Yokota |
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| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
| Předmět: |
0209 industrial biotechnology
020901 industrial engineering & automation Development (topology) General Computer Science Computer science Disturbance observer 0202 electrical engineering electronic engineering information engineering 020201 artificial intelligence & image processing Control engineering 02 engineering and technology Electrical and Electronic Engineering Power (physics) |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Robotics and Mechatronics. 32:1052-1060 |
| ISSN: | 1883-8049 0915-3942 |
| Popis: | In Japan, where aging is faster than ever, the shortage of a young labor force is a serious problem, especially in the nursing field to support care recipients and in the primary industrial field to support heavy labor. Hence, the use of power assist devices that mechanically reduce the burden on the body is drawing increasing attention. This study focuses on the lifting motion, which can be performed by two methods, the squat method and the stoop method; the former involves bending the knee and the latter involves using the waist. The squat method is recommended because the burden on the waist is lower than that in the case of the stoop method. Currently, many types of wearable power assist devices to reduce the burden on the waist have been developed; however, they are based on the stoop method because of their assist mechanism. In this study, we developed a non-wearing type pneumatic power assist device that allows the squat method. After describing the basic concept and assist mechanism, the support effects are confirmed through experiments. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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