Host: The Japan Society of Mechanical Engineers
Name : [in Japanese]
Date : May 27, 2020 - May 30, 2020
In this paper, we examine the effect of balustrades on squat motion. Currently, in nursing homes, we provide exercise assistance for maintaining the health of the elderly. In the squat movement, it is assisted by performing squats while grasping the balustrade. We investigated the amount of change in load due to balustrade. Here, the index of the load was the joint torque. Since squat exercise is a motions using the lower limb joint and the muscles around its joints, joint torque is considered to be suitable as an index. In the experiment, the joint position and floor reaction force were measured using Kinect and the load cell. The joint torque was determined by applying the measurement value to the three dimensional rigid body link model. Experiments were carried out squat motion in a state of railing and normal state. As a result, the decrease in joint torque due to balustrades could be shown numerically
