2A2-U09 Development of an Active Walker for Adults(Welfare Robotics and Mechatronics (3))

Abstract

This paper presents "an Active walker for adults", which can assist standing up and walking motions with stand-alone device. It consists of lead screw mechanism for standing up and long leg brace for walking which has two degrees of freedom for each leg. In order to relieve the burden of nursing care and simplify the rehabilitation in acute phase, it is worn and adjusted easily with the patients sitting on this device. In this paper, we report the mechanism of an active walker and utility of motion assist functions of this machine.