姿勢フィードバック機能を備えた柔軟軽量な動作支援コルセットの開発

抄録

Low back pain is one of the most aware osteopathic symptom. There are cases use a corset as one of methods of treating low back pain. However, wearing the corset at all times may possibly cause muscle decline. In past study, an active pneumatic corset with an extremely lightweight soft actuator is proposed. This study propose the assist corset with a posture feedback control function. By utilizing a posture feedback control, it is possible to change the rigidity against the muscle load. This paper describes basic experiments for design a soft actuator to generate a torque, angle measurement system for posture feedback control, and evaluation by an EMG test to the assist corset.