Host: The Japan Society of Mechanical Engineers
Name : [in Japanese]
Date : June 06, 2021 - June 08, 2021
In this study, the driving force of a cycling wheelchair user is evaluated by multiple seat position. The cycling wheelchair is a device that combines both rehabilitation and mobility for people with lower limb disabilities. However, the cycling wheelchair has some structural problems. For example, the center of gravity is not optimized and the crank hinders the user from getting in and out of the wheelchair. Therefore, we focus on the position and posture of the seat to solve this problem. At first, we confirm the method of estimating the joint torque to be used for evaluation.Secondly, we design the seat position changing device and decide the experimental condition. Finally, we conduct the experiment that measure the joint torque of three participant under the experimal condition, and the results were discussed.
