Title :
Walking assist device using Control Moment Gyroscopes
Author :
Matsuzaki, R. ; Fujimoto, Yasutaka
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Yokohama Nat. Univ., Yokohama, Japan
Abstract :
Due to birthrate decline and population aging, researches on walking assist for aged people have been conducted. However, in most of the researches, it is difficult for people with physical disabilities to wear such existing walking assist devices. Therefore, we are developing a device using Control Moment Gyroscope (CMG) to assist their walking. In this paper, we expound postural control of people using CMGs with three control methods and compare results of simulation using these methods.
Keywords :
Lyapunov methods; feedback; gait analysis; geriatrics; gyroscopes; handicapped aids; position control; CMG; Lyapunov feedback control law; aged people; control moment gyroscope; people with physical disabilities; postural control; walking assist device; Flywheels;
Conference_Titel :
Industrial Electronics Society, IECON 2013 - 39th Annual Conference of the IEEE
Conference_Location :
Vienna
DOI :
10.1109/IECON.2013.6700220