Abstract
The purpose of this study is to develop a walking assist machine for the elderly and the handicapped people. The walking assist machine consists of a linkage mechanism in order to achieve weight saving and cost cutting. In this study, the IEMG signals were measured to examine whether the walking assist machine assists the iliopsoas muscle, the semimembranosus muscle and the tibialis anterior muscle during walking. The muscle activity was calculated by using IEMG signal. The effectiveness of the walking assist machine is verified by the evaluation results of the muscle activity. As a result, this walking assist machine is useful for the elderly and the handicapped people.
