• DocumentCode
    2590700
  • Title

    Using FS in tuning a biped locomotion surrogate robot for walking training

  • Author

    Katoh, Kiichi ; Arita, Yusuke ; Katoh, Makoto ; Sawaki, Junichi ; Ishitani, Masaki

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Mech. Eng., Osaka Inst. of Technol., Osaka, Japan
  • Volume
    4
  • fYear
    2011
  • fDate
    15-17 Oct. 2011
  • Firstpage
    2028
  • Lastpage
    2030
  • Abstract
    This paper discusses the technical feasibility and ethical considerations of tuning walking training for a biped locomotion surrogate robot assisted by a device for reducing the weight load and/or a treadmill, instead of a person with a gait disorder in educational places. It is important for achieving a human-like gait that compliance of control as each joint of the robot, according to the walking phase, be tuned to proper hardness. We also propose counter-arguments related to the ethical problems in such training using a surrogate robot.
  • Keywords
    legged locomotion; FS; biped locomotion surrogate robot; educational places; ethical considerations; gait disorder; robot joint; technical feasibility; walking phase; walking training; Humans; Joints; Legged locomotion; Torque; Training; Tuning; agent; biped locomotion; ethics; fs; gait disorder; walking training;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Biomedical Engineering and Informatics (BMEI), 2011 4th International Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    Shanghai
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4244-9351-7
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/BMEI.2011.6098695
  • Filename
    6098695