2021
Session ID : F111-01
Conference information
Host: The Japan Society of Mechanical Engineers
Name : [in Japanese]
Date : September 05, 2021 - September 08, 2021
Assist Suits to Support Humans
Details
Host: The Japan Society of Mechanical Engineers
Name : [in Japanese]
Date : September 05, 2021 - September 08, 2021
Recently, many assist suits to support humans in various fields such as rehabilitation training, agriculture, etc. have been developed. In these assist suits, safety is one of the most important issues. The assist suits could potentially be dangerous for users because the assist suits may move unintentionally when their computers break down. In order to improve safety, we have developed (1) a rehabilitation assist suit with a velocity-based mechanical safety device and (2) an arm support suit which requires no power source. This paper introduces these assist suits. The velocity-based mechanical safety device stops the rehabilitation assist suit’s motor when the motor angular velocity exceeds a preset threshold level. This safety device works even when the rehabilitation assist suit’s computer has stopped working because it consists of only passive mechanical elements such as gears. The arm support suit is essentially safe because it also consists of only passive mechanical elements. This arm support suit can be used anytime, anywhere because it requires no power supply.
