Host: The Japan Society of Mechanical Engineers
Name : [in Japanese]
Date : May 27, 2020 - May 30, 2020
In this study, an electric assist suit which can be used in both walking assist for elderly people and lifting motion in transfer work for caregiver is discussed. First, the prototype of electric assist suit which was developed in our previous study was improved so as to reduce the weight. As a result, the assist suit became 4kg lighter compared with before, so that various people can wear the improved assist suit. Then, a new approach to control walking assist was proposed, in which characteristics of individual walk were taken into consideration. To demonstrate the validity of the proposed control method for walking assist, the evaluation experiment was executed, and validity of the proposed method was verified through experimental result. Finally, usefulness of the improved assist suit was shown through the verification experiment of the assist suit.
