Encouraging standing assistance with human model on muscle cooperation and minimum assistance algorithm

2018 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 16K01580
• 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: Kwansei Gakuin University
• Principal Investigator: Chugo Daisuke 関西学院大学, 理工学部, 准教授 (90401322)
• Research Collaborator: Kawazoe Shohei ; Yokota Masahiro
• Project Period (FY): 2016-04-01 – 2019-03-31
• Keywords: 起立支援

Outline of Final Research Achievements

This study aims to develop a standing human model based on the relationship between remaining physical strength and suitable standing way, and to realize an encouraging standing assistance scheme using minimum assistance force. A standing human model consists of remaining physical strength and suitable moving way according to it. Our proposed robot inputs this model to individual physical parameter and derives suitable standing way individually. Furthermore, our robot estimates the safety margin and capacity of physical strength of the patient and realizes standing assistance with minimum assistance force.

Free Research Field

福祉工学

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

本研究の学術的な成果は，人間機械のフィードバック系における多自由度制御問題を，身体力学的・神経生理学的な見地から取り扱えるようにして，それを用いて個々人に適した支援方策を導く手法を体系化した一例となることであると考える．
本研究の社会的な意義は，専ら専門家の経験則に依っていた起立動作の支援策を，個々人の体型・身体能力に応じてテーラーメードに，かつ定量的・客観的に設計できるという点において，意義が有ると考える．