Power Assist Control Developed for Walking Support

Yasuhiro Nemoto; Saku Egawa; Masakatsu Fujie

doi:10.20965/jrm.1999.p0473

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JRM Vol.11 No.6 pp. 473-476

doi: 10.20965/jrm.1999.p0473

(1999)

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Power Assist Control Developed for Walking Support

Yasuhiro Nemoto, Saku Egawa and Masakatsu Fujie

Mechanical Engineering Research Laboratory, Hitachi Ltd., 502 Kandatsu, Tsuchiura, Ibaraki 300-0013, Japan

Received:

October 20, 1999

Accepted:

November 2, 1999

Published:

December 20, 1999

Keywords:

power assist, rehabilitation, walking support system

Abstract

Walking support has been developed to support the elderly needing aid in standing after getting out of bed, walking around, sitting down, and walking rehabilitation. A prototype was developed and tested by elderly users in hospitals and care facilities features (1) electrical power-assist in both standing and sitting and walking; (2) sensors for easier operation especially by the elderly. In addition, Power assist control based on force input is discussed.

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Y. Nemoto, S. Egawa, and M. Fujie, “Power Assist Control Developed for Walking Support,” J. Robot. Mechatron., Vol.11 No.6, pp. 473-476, 1999.

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