• 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