DocumentCode
3154699
Title
Wearable leg support system based on manual control
Author
Tanaka, Masato ; Yabuki, Yusuke ; Akiyama, Yosuke ; Kondo, Ryou
Author_Institution
Grad. Sch., Ibaraki Univ., Hitachi
fYear
2008
fDate
20-22 Aug. 2008
Firstpage
1277
Lastpage
1280
Abstract
A wearable leg support system based on manual control has been proposed in this paper. Power assist suits, which are studied by many researchers lately, are not applicable to those people with lower limb paralysis caused by spinal cord injury or stroke. We have developed a wearable leg support system, Manipuleg-1, in which an exoskeletal leg support system is manually controlled with a control lever mounted on the normal side of shoulders. We will show that the wearer could walk if one made much practice and properly operated the control lever.
Keywords
handicapped aids; medical control systems; Manipuleg-1; control lever; exoskeletal leg support system; lower limb paralysis; manual control; wearable leg support system; Actuators; Control systems; Hip; Human factors; Hydrogen; Knee; Leg; Legged locomotion; Shoulder; Spinal cord injury; Leg support system; hemiplegia; manual control; paraplegia; unilateral control;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
SICE Annual Conference, 2008
Conference_Location
Tokyo
Print_ISBN
978-4-907764-30-2
Electronic_ISBN
978-4-907764-29-6
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/SICE.2008.4654853
Filename
4654853
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