Development of an exercise support system for reconstruction of paraplegic walking using a robot

Research Project

Project/Area Number	15K01437
Research Category	Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
Allocation Type	Multi-year Fund
Section	一般
Research Field	Rehabilitation science/Welfare engineering
Research Institution	Fujita Health University
Principal Investigator	Tanabe Shigeo 藤田保健衛生大学, 保健学研究科, 准教授 (50398632)
Project Period (FY)	2015-04-01 – 2018-03-31
Project Status	Completed (Fiscal Year 2017)
Budget Amount *help	¥4,810,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,700,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,110,000) Fiscal Year 2017: ¥1,820,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,400,000、Indirect Cost: ¥420,000) Fiscal Year 2016: ¥1,820,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,400,000、Indirect Cost: ¥420,000) Fiscal Year 2015: ¥1,170,000 (Direct Cost: ¥900,000、Indirect Cost: ¥270,000)
Keywords	リハビリテーション / 歩行練習 / ロボット / 脊髄損傷 / 対麻痺 / 歩行
Outline of Final Research Achievements	The purpose of this study was to develop an exercise support system for reconstruction of paraplegic walking using a robot. As a result of this study, we developed an automatic belt speed control method to support robot assisted walking at a fixed position on a treadmill. We also clarified the useful visual information for the exercise support system based on the differences of force applied to the hand grip and trunk angle when using handrails and a walker. As a result of examination with no visual information, visual information of trunk lateral flexion, visual information of force applied to the hand grip, information of force might be useful compared with other conditions.