Title :
Research of wearable walk rehabilitation device for hemiplegic legs with facilitative vibration stimulus and power assistance
Author :
Yong Yu ; Toyama, Tatsuya ; Hayashi, Ryota ; Shimodozono, Megumi ; Kawahira, Kazumi
Author_Institution :
Grad. Sch. of Sci. & Eng., Kagoshima Kagoshima Univ., Kagoshima, Japan
Abstract :
This paper develops a hemiplegic walking functional recovery training device. This paper proposes a power assist mechanism, hip joint and knee joint motion adaptation mechanism based on the movement of the joints of the human body, mechanism corresponding to the individual differences in body shape, and mechanism to prevent side-overturning. The designed prototype of the device, then the effectiveness of this device are shown from some verification experiments.
Keywords :
handicapped aids; legged locomotion; medical robotics; motion control; patient rehabilitation; vibration control; facilitative vibration stimulus; hemiplegic legs; hemiplegic walking functional recovery training device; hip joint motion adaptation mechanism; knee joint motion adaptation mechanism; power assistance; wearable walk rehabilitation device; Hip; Joints; Knee; Legged locomotion; Muscles; Training; Vibrations;
Conference_Titel :
Robotics and Biomimetics (ROBIO), 2014 IEEE International Conference on
DOI :
10.1109/ROBIO.2014.7090433