抄録
We propose a conceptual framework of smart mechanics with novel personal mobility systems. The developed device is able to assist user's voluntary postural change: sitting to standing with a passive mechanism, which also allows to support the convenient transferring from the wheelchair into a bed, toilet, tub or a regular chair. In addition, we proposed a step-climbing wheelchair also with a passive mechanism without using any electrical motors. Potential target users of both systems are youth with spinal cord injury (SCI) who face daily problems in typical living environments, which do not always have ramps or elevators, corridors are relatively narrow, shelves are high, often upright eye level or even higher.
