Design of Mechanism for Assisting Standing Movement Using Planar Linkage and Gear Train

The number of people who are in need of nursing care due to difficulties they experience with performing various activities of daily living is increasing. In particular, the action of standing up is performed frequently in daily life, and this action starts to induce pain in joints as people age. In...

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Main Authors: Jun NANGO, Hisato YOSHIZAWA, Jiajun LIU
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: The Japan Society of Mechanical Engineers 2010-03-01
Series:Journal of Advanced Mechanical Design, Systems, and Manufacturing
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Online Access:https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/jamdsm/4/2/4_2_428/_pdf/-char/en