DocumentCode
3106157
Title
Development of wearable power assist device constructed with pneumatic artificial rubber muscle
Author
Sasaki, Daisuke ; Noritsugu, Toshiro ; Takaiwa, Masahiro
Author_Institution
Fac. of Eng., Okayama Univ., Japan
fYear
2004
fDate
18-19 Nov. 2004
Firstpage
23
Lastpage
24
Abstract
The purpose of this study is to develop a wearable power assist device in order to assist activity of daily living (ADL) safely and easily. In this paper, the mechanism of developed power assist device is described.
Keywords
artificial limbs; pneumatic actuators; robots; activity of daily living; pneumatic artificial rubber muscle; wearable power assist device; wearable robot; Agriculture; Fingers; Medical robotics; Motion measurement; Muscles; Power measurement; Rubber; Senior citizens; Wheels; Wrist;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Robotics and Automation, 2004. TExCRA '04. First IEEE Technical Exhibition Based Conference on
Print_ISBN
0-7803-8564-0
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/TEXCRA.2004.1424976
Filename
1424976
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