2018 Volume Annual56 Issue Abstract Pages S193
In recent years, because of the increase of elder population and the advancement of the woman in society, countermeasures are becoming essential for burdensome works. The tendency is similar in the medical and welfare fields, and there is a high interest in the development of support tools. Work that is physically burdensome has work that keeps the same posture as work using power. For the former, power assist equipments and the like are being developed. But for the latter the development of the corresponding equipment is late compared with the former. Therefore, we decided to develop an EAM brake which the braking force can be controlled by the applied voltage, and to develop an upper limbs support orthosis using it.
