• DocumentCode
    666762
  • Title

    Walking assist device using Control Moment Gyroscopes

  • Author

    Matsuzaki, R. ; Fujimoto, Yasutaka

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Yokohama Nat. Univ., Yokohama, Japan
  • fYear
    2013
  • fDate
    10-13 Nov. 2013
  • Firstpage
    6581
  • Lastpage
    6586
  • Abstract
    Due to birthrate decline and population aging, researches on walking assist for aged people have been conducted. However, in most of the researches, it is difficult for people with physical disabilities to wear such existing walking assist devices. Therefore, we are developing a device using Control Moment Gyroscope (CMG) to assist their walking. In this paper, we expound postural control of people using CMGs with three control methods and compare results of simulation using these methods.
  • Keywords
    Lyapunov methods; feedback; gait analysis; geriatrics; gyroscopes; handicapped aids; position control; CMG; Lyapunov feedback control law; aged people; control moment gyroscope; people with physical disabilities; postural control; walking assist device; Flywheels;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Industrial Electronics Society, IECON 2013 - 39th Annual Conference of the IEEE
  • Conference_Location
    Vienna
  • ISSN
    1553-572X
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/IECON.2013.6700220
  • Filename
    6700220