2009 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

Neural networks and fuzzy system based on dsPIC and flexible below knee prosthesis controlled with surface electromyogram from lower extremities

Research Project

Project/Area Number	19500484
Research Category	Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
Allocation Type	Single-year Grants
Section	一般
Research Field	Rehabilitation science/Welfare engineering
Research Institution	Kanazawa Institute of Technology
Principal Investigator	SHIMADA Youichi Kanazawa Institute of Technology, 情報学部, 教授 (50113155)
Project Period (FY)	2007 – 2009
Keywords	生活技術支援 / 能動下腿義足 / ニューロ機能 / ファジイ機能 / dsPIC
Research Abstract	To assist the more easy and comfortable walking of handicapped with below knee prosthesis, newly developed flexible prosthesis with two touch sensors and two air cylinders mounted in prosthesis to activate the flexion and extension was improved to have a function of neural networks and fuzzy system based on dsPIC to detect and process the electromyogram from lower extremities to control the prosthesis. The experimental results show that these systems work well with principal functions for the data processing the surface electoromyogram from thigh and gate parameters of normal subjects during walking on the treadmill.

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