排泄援助を支援する自動排泄処理装置に向けた空気圧式ソフトレシーバの提案

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In Japan, where the birthrate is declining and the population is aging, the burden on caregivers is increasing. In addition, it is burdensome for the caregiver to be assisted in daily activities, which may further impair self-esteem. Focusing on assistance, we have developed an automatic excretion processing system. In the conventional automatic excretion processing system, the position of the receiver, which is the receiving part of excrement, shifts depending on the posture, and it is highly rigid, so it is restrained by the care recipient. Therefore, in this research, we proposed a pneumatic soft receiver that can perform flexible compression and increase the rigidity only when necessary. In this paper, we report two types of soft receiver prototypes and basic experiments using them.