Motion assistive endoskeleton suits with artificial muscles

Abstract

To keep the quality of life, a motion assistive cloth that unloads muscle activation is promising. However, the unloading effect of muscle activation would be different depending on the physical size and mass of a wearer, and the attachment position of the assistive equipment. In this study, we evaluate unloading effect of muscle activation depending on the attachment positions of a muscle assistive cloth, which we newly developed, by using a three-dimensional musculoskeletal model and the estimation of the muscle activation.