Host: The Japan Society of Mechanical Engineers
Name : [in Japanese]
Date : June 28, 2023 - July 01, 2023
The aim of this study is to conduct gait analyses on ankles and knee joints on cross-slopes to design walking aids for uneven terrains. To evaluate the motions of lower limbs, we conducted slope-transverse gait (cross-slope walk) experiments on seven healthy subjects (22-44 years old) at four slope angles (0°, 10°, 20° and 30°). Tilted wooden boards were prepared in a measurement room and whole-body measurements were conducted using a VICON optical motion capture system. The experimental results show that there are some significant differences between the motions of the knees and ankles in the upper-/lower-sides.
