Gait assist brace with double carbon fiber reinforced plastic spring blades to allow ankle joint movement and change in walking direction

被引：0

作者：

Takeda, Iwori ^{[1
]}

Yasunaga, Wataru ^{[2
]}

Kobayashi, Satoshi ^{[3
]}

Tagawa, Yusaku ^{[1
]}

Onodera, Hiroshi ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Univ Tokyo, Sch Engn, Dept Mech Syst Engn, Bunkyo Ku, Tokyo 1138656, Japan

[2] Tokyo Metropolitan Univ, Grad Sch Sci & Engn, Hachioji, Tokyo, Japan

[3] Tokyo Metropolitan Univ, Grad Sch Syst Design, Dept Mech Syst Engn, Hino, Tokyo, Japan

来源：

ADVANCED ROBOTICS | 2021年 / 35卷 / 15期

基金：

日本学术振兴会;

关键词：

CFRP; gait assist; brace; change of direction; eversion; ACOUSTIC-EMISSION; FOOT ORTHOSIS; ENERGY-COST; CHILDREN; EVERSION; CFRP;

D O I：

10.1080/01691864.2021.1946422

中图分类号：

TP24 [机器人技术];

学科分类号：

080202 ; 1405 ;

摘要：

Unpowered braces and exoskeletons, which are often made of carbon fiber reinforced plastic (CFRP), can assist lower limb movements and can be worn permanently. Furthermore, braces to be worn at all times must not hinder the change of direction, as this movement is nearly as essential as straight gait in daily life. Ankle joint movements, especially inversion and eversion, play a key role in changing the direction during walking. However, in the case of conventional short leg braces, the range of motion is limited because the single wide CFRP blade placed at the back of the leg cannot deform elastically. In this study, a gait assist system with two CFRP blades on the lateral and medial sides of the leg was developed. The system could effectively assist the gait and did not inhibit the change in the direction.

引用

页码：927 / 938

页数：12

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