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
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;
Conference_Titel :
Biomedical Engineering and Informatics (BMEI), 2011 4th International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Shanghai
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-9351-7
DOI :
10.1109/BMEI.2011.6098695