Gait Training System Enhancing Cooperation between Upper Limbs and Lower Limbs

2014 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 25750257
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Research Field: Rehabilitation science/Welfare engineering
• Research Institution: Kyushu University (2014); Waseda University (2013)
• Principal Investigator: NAKASHIMA Yasutaka 九州大学, 工学(系)研究科(研究院), 助教 (00632176)
• Research Collaborator: KAWANO Shinya ; MATSUMOTO Yuya ; KOBAYASHI Yo 早稲田大学, 大学院理工学術院, 准教授 (50424817) ; FUJIE Masakastu 早稲田大学, 大学院理工学術院, 教授 (20339716) ; YAMAMOTO Motoji 九州大学, 大学院工学研究院, 教授 (90202390)
• Project Period (FY): 2013-04-01 – 2015-03-31
• Keywords: 歩行訓練 / トレッドミル / 協調運動

Outline of Final Research Achievements

We have developed a manipulator which induces a horizontal surface rotation motion of shoulder so as to change the phase difference between the shoulder and the upper arm. Furthermore, We constructed the algorithm that estimates the time of heel contact during subjects walking on the treadmill and controls the angle of shoulder in the axial rotation at that time. By using this system, it was verified experimentally that target young healthy person. Experimental results have shown that the phase difference between the shoulder and upper arm drawing board of the upper limb is increased significantly when the 0 [°] to 20 [°]. This study, it is possible to perform training for changing the phase difference between the shoulder and upper arm for the elderly, the possibility of drawing board of the upper limb is increased is suggested.

Free Research Field

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