Development of new mobility assistive robot for elderly people with body functional control -Estimating walking speed from floor reaction on treadmill

Yuzo Kaneshige; Misato Nihei; Masakatsu G. Fujie

doi:10.1109/BIOROB.2006.1639070

Development of new mobility assistive robot for elderly people with body functional control -Estimating walking speed from floor reaction on treadmill

Yuzo Kaneshige^*, Misato Nihei, Masakatsu G. Fujie

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Abstract

We have been developing a mobility assistive robot with the following concepts [1]: "improved mobility," "health maintenance" and "natural walking appearance." The robot consists of three controls: the free treadmill speed control which allows the user to walk on the treadmill at the desired speed, the driving control which controls the actuators, and the steering control which allows the user to turn using the steering wheel. And this robot to be possible, the most important thing is to develop the alternative treadmill speed control system for older person. The treadmill control system as the interface should be easy and simple because of the older person's characteristics decreasing ability to learn and adjust. Therefore, in this paper, we propose a method of speed control for the treadmill system which enables the user to walk on the treadmill just as they do on the ground. The developed treadmill can detect walking patterns, braking forces, and accelerating forces from the load placed on its DC motors. The treadmill itself cannot detect the user's walking speed, thus we developed a method for converting those input signals into the user's walking speed.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Proceedings of the First IEEE/RAS-EMBS International Conference on Biomedical Robotics and Biomechatronics, 2006, BioRob 2006
Pages	118-123
Number of pages	6
Volume	2006
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/BIOROB.2006.1639070
Publication status	Published - 2006
Event	1st IEEE/RAS-EMBS International Conference on Biomedical Robotics and Biomechatronics, 2006, BioRob 2006 - Pisa Duration: 2006 Feb 20 → 2006 Feb 22

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Other	1st IEEE/RAS-EMBS International Conference on Biomedical Robotics and Biomechatronics, 2006, BioRob 2006
City	Pisa
Period	06/2/20 → 06/2/22

Keywords

Body function
Gait measurement
Mobility assistance
Quality of Life (QOL)
Treadmill

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Engineering(all)

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Kaneshige, Y., Nihei, M., & Fujie, M. G. (2006). Development of new mobility assistive robot for elderly people with body functional control -Estimating walking speed from floor reaction on treadmill. In Proceedings of the First IEEE/RAS-EMBS International Conference on Biomedical Robotics and Biomechatronics, 2006, BioRob 2006 (Vol. 2006, pp. 118-123). Article 1639070 https://doi.org/10.1109/BIOROB.2006.1639070

Development of new mobility assistive robot for elderly people with body functional control -Estimating walking speed from floor reaction on treadmill. / Kaneshige, Yuzo; Nihei, Misato; Fujie, Masakatsu G.
Proceedings of the First IEEE/RAS-EMBS International Conference on Biomedical Robotics and Biomechatronics, 2006, BioRob 2006. Vol. 2006 2006. p. 118-123 1639070.

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution

Kaneshige, Y, Nihei, M & Fujie, MG 2006, Development of new mobility assistive robot for elderly people with body functional control -Estimating walking speed from floor reaction on treadmill. in Proceedings of the First IEEE/RAS-EMBS International Conference on Biomedical Robotics and Biomechatronics, 2006, BioRob 2006. vol. 2006, 1639070, pp. 118-123, 1st IEEE/RAS-EMBS International Conference on Biomedical Robotics and Biomechatronics, 2006, BioRob 2006, Pisa, 06/2/20. https://doi.org/10.1109/BIOROB.2006.1639070

Kaneshige Y, Nihei M, Fujie MG. Development of new mobility assistive robot for elderly people with body functional control -Estimating walking speed from floor reaction on treadmill. In Proceedings of the First IEEE/RAS-EMBS International Conference on Biomedical Robotics and Biomechatronics, 2006, BioRob 2006. Vol. 2006. 2006. p. 118-123. 1639070 doi: 10.1109/BIOROB.2006.1639070

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