上向き作業用の上腕アシストスーツの開発

抄録

In this study, prototype of an upper arm assist suit for upward work such as harvest of fruit and ceiling covering at the construction site was developed. In order to evaluate the developed upper arm assist suit for upward work, three comparative experiments were executed for four subjects under the conditions of wearing and unwearing the assist suit. In those experiments, measurement of electromyogram, measurement of muscle hardness, and VAS evaluation were conducted. From the experimental results, reduction of the burden of shoulder during upward work was observed. Thus, the effectiveness of the developed upper arm assist suit for the upward work was verified.