Title :
Development of hydraulic bilateral-servo actuator for powered orthosis
Author :
Imai, S. ; Saito, Y. ; Tajima, T. ; Ohnishi, K.
Author_Institution :
Tokyo Denki Univ., Saitama, Japan
Abstract :
The development of a machine that supports the movement of the upper limbs has not proceeded for paraplegics. This is because a large output power is necessary in order to move a robot arm while supporting the paralysed body. We propose a new actuator system, called the Hydraulic Bilateral-Servo Actuator (HBSA) system, which has been developed in our laboratory to be applied to powered orthosis with seven degrees of freedom
Keywords :
actuators; hydraulic control equipment; manipulators; medical robotics; orthotics; servomechanisms; degrees of freedom; hydraulic bilateral-servo actuator; output power; paralysed body support; paraplegia; powered orthosis; robot arm; upper limb movement; Extremities; Humans; Hydraulic actuators; Master-slave; Pistons; Power amplifiers; Power generation; Robots; Servomechanisms; Servomotors;
Conference_Titel :
Systems, Man, and Cybernetics, 2000 IEEE International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Nashville, TN
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-6583-6
DOI :
10.1109/ICSMC.2000.886022
