Host: The Japan Society of Mechanical Engineers
Name : [in Japanese]
Date : May 27, 2020 - May 30, 2020
Human subtalar joint has the functions of suppressing excessive rotation of body and impact of landing during walking. The purpose of this study is to realize these functions intothe robotic foot. We constructed a robot foot that imitated the rotation axis of the subtalar joint and performed a walking experiment by a walking simulator. The experimental results showed the vertical free moment and the floor reaction force were reduced. Our results confirmed that the rotation axis of subtalar joint could suppress rotation and impact at initial contact.
