Title :
Walking and sit-to-stand support system for elderly and disabled
Author :
Jun, Hong-Gul ; Chang, Yoon-Young ; Dan, Byung-Ju ; Jo, Byeong-Rim ; Min, Byung-Hoon ; Yang, Hyunseok ; Song, Won-Kyung ; Kim, Jongbae
Author_Institution :
Mechatron. & Storage Lab., LG Electron., Inc., Seoul, South Korea
fDate :
June 29 2011-July 1 2011
Abstract :
Walking and sit-to-stand support system, the smart mobile walker, is being developed to help elderly and disabled to live an independent daily life. It comprises almost omnidirectional driving mechanism, sit-to-stand support mechanism, and motion compliance module to control the system. The development and evaluation of basic motion compliance algorithm shows that the algorithm for extraction of user intention from the interaction of the operator and the system determines performance of the system. The required parameters and performance index for improving sit-to-stand function are evaluated by the analysis of force reflection between the operator and the system. Finally, future research topics to improve the performance are addressed.
Keywords :
compliance control; handicapped aids; medical robotics; mobile robots; disabled; elderly; motion compliance module; omnidirectional driving mechanism; sit-to-stand support system; smart mobile walker; user intention extraction; walking support system; Force; Legged locomotion; Mobile communication; Senior citizens; Torque; Trajectory; Activities of Daily Living; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Disabled Persons; Humans; Movement; Postural Balance; Walkers; Walking;
Conference_Titel :
Rehabilitation Robotics (ICORR), 2011 IEEE International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Zurich
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-9863-5
Electronic_ISBN :
1945-7898
DOI :
10.1109/ICORR.2011.5975365
