Host: The Japan Society of Mechanical Engineers
Name : [in Japanese]
Date : June 02, 2018 - June 05, 2018
Kyphotic causes decline in respiratory and circulatory functions owing to compresses internal organs. Therefore, it is important to keep a sustained ideal posture. The purpose of this study is to develop a posture retention assist device driven with McKibben type artificial rubber muscle. By using artificial rubber muscle, the developed device has a lightweight and flexibility. In this paper, the structure of developed device is described, and principle to retain posture using the device is discussed. Finally, effectiveness of this device is verified from experiments in which subject wears this device actually.
