Driving condition evaluation of a supporting equipment for stand-up movement considering user characteristics

Abstract

Sit-to-stand motion (hereinafter, this is called “STS”), which is one of daily motions, is a heavy burden on elderly people. In this laboratory, a movable handrail type STS measuring equipment has been developed and prototyped. We analyze the STS of the user from the measured values of the sensors installed in this measuring equipment. In this paper, in order to consider the improvement of the support method by the STS motion measurement device, the measurement value of each sensor by the handrail drive method which was set focusing on the speed of the standing-up motion and the positional relationship between the handrail and the body was examined and evaluated.