Host: The Japan Society of Mechanical Engineers
Name : [in Japanese]
Date : June 06, 2021 - June 08, 2021
We developed two types of non-wearing power type assist device that allows the squat method. One is a pneumatic power assist device that uses a pneumatic actuator. The other is a passive power assist device that uses a gas spring. The support effect and muscle burden were evaluated using EMG and floor reaction force through lifting motion support experiments using these devices. From the experiment result, it was confirmed that the muscle burden on the lower body of the subject using the pneumatic assist device and the muscle burden on the upper body of the subject using the passive assist device were reduced.
