| Project/Area Number |
15K01493
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
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| Allocation Type | Multi-year Fund |
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| Section | 一般 |
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| Research Field |
Rehabilitation science/Welfare engineering
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| Research Institution | Nara National College of Technology |
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Principal Investigator |
Hayakawa Yasuhiro 奈良工業高等専門学校, 電子制御工学科, 教授 (50180956)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2015-04-01 – 2018-03-31
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| Project Status |
Completed (Fiscal Year 2017)
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| Budget Amount *help |
¥4,810,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,700,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,110,000)
Fiscal Year 2017: ¥650,000 (Direct Cost: ¥500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥150,000)
Fiscal Year 2016: ¥1,820,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,400,000、Indirect Cost: ¥420,000)
Fiscal Year 2015: ¥2,340,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,800,000、Indirect Cost: ¥540,000)
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| Keywords | 高機能靴 / 歩行訓練 / アクティブ歩行器 / 歩行装具 / 空気圧ゴム人工筋 / 圧力分布 / 脳波 / ゴニオメータ / アクティブ電動歩行器 |
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| Outline of Final Research Achievements |
In this paper, we describe about the development of high-value-added walking training system, the structure of the wearable walking assist device, and experimental results and their evaluation are described. In this study, a wearable walking assist device to support the elderly people is developed. Their walking speed and step can be improved by supporting a flexing action of hip joint. The device is required to have a lightweight, simple structure, and portability. Therefore a pneumatic rubber artificial muscle which has a lightweight and high power-weight ratio is used as an actuator. Further, CO2 gas cartridge tank is used to realize a portability instead of air compressor as air pressure source. In the experiment, myogenic potential is measured when subject wearing the wearable walking assist device walks on a treadmill. From some experimental results with respect to both walking speed and step, similar waveforms are obtained.
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