Host: The Japan Society of Mechanical Engineers
Name : [in Japanese]
Date : June 01, 2022 - June 04, 2022
To reduce the metabolic cost of walking and running, a walking assist system in the form of an exoskeleton attached to the ankle joint will be developed. In this study, the effects on the lower limb muscles during walking with and without the assist system to be developed will be analyzed. Joint angles measured by motion capture and muscle activity measured by electromyography (EMG) will be used for the analysis. The results of the analysis showed that the assist system had no effect at low speeds, but above a certain speed, the exertion of force was improved in some muscles. In addition, wearing the assist system decreased the angle of the ankle joint and increased the angle of the hip joint.
