Study of Wearable Knee Assistive Instruments for Walk Rehabilitation
A wearable Knee Assistive Instrument for the walk rehabilitation was newly developed. Especially, this system aimed at supporting the rehabilitation for the post-TKA (Total Knee Arthroplasty) which is a popular surgery for aging people. This system consisted of an assisting mechanism for the knee jo...
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| author | Yong ZHU Masahiro NAKAMURA Noritaka ITO Hiroshi FUJIMOTO Kenichi HORIKUCHI Shojiro WAKABAYASHI Rei TAKAHASHI Hidetsugu TERADA Hirotaka HARO |
| author_facet | Yong ZHU Masahiro NAKAMURA Noritaka ITO Hiroshi FUJIMOTO Kenichi HORIKUCHI Shojiro WAKABAYASHI Rei TAKAHASHI Hidetsugu TERADA Hirotaka HARO |
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| description | A wearable Knee Assistive Instrument for the walk rehabilitation was newly developed. Especially, this system aimed at supporting the rehabilitation for the post-TKA (Total Knee Arthroplasty) which is a popular surgery for aging people. This system consisted of an assisting mechanism for the knee joint, a hip joint support system and a foot pressure sensor system. The driving system of this robot consisted of a CPU board which generated the walking pattern, a Li-ion battery, DC motors with motor drivers, contact sensors to detect the state of foot and potentiometers to detect the hip joint angle. The control method was proposed to reproduce complex motion of knee joint as much as possible, and to increase hip or knee flexion angle. Especially, this method used the timing that heel left from the floor. This method included that the lower limb was raised to prevent a subject's fall. Also, the prototype of knee assisting system was tested. It was confirmed that the assisting system is useful. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-5a932279396941f2b1754f8951f411a82022-12-22T03:02:11ZengThe Japan Society of Mechanical EngineersJournal of Advanced Mechanical Design, Systems, and Manufacturing1881-30542012-03-016226027310.1299/jamdsm.6.260jamdsmStudy of Wearable Knee Assistive Instruments for Walk RehabilitationYong ZHU0Masahiro NAKAMURA1Noritaka ITO2Hiroshi FUJIMOTO3Kenichi HORIKUCHI4Shojiro WAKABAYASHI5Rei TAKAHASHI6Hidetsugu TERADA7Hirotaka HARO8Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, University of YamanashiDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, Kofu Municipal Hospital.Graduate School of Medical and Engineering science, University of YamanashiGraduate School of Medical and Engineering science, University of YamanashiGraduate School of Medical and Engineering science, University of YamanashiSuncall Engineering CorporationSuncall Engineering CorporationGraduate School of Medical and Engineering science, University of YamanashiDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, University of YamanashiA wearable Knee Assistive Instrument for the walk rehabilitation was newly developed. Especially, this system aimed at supporting the rehabilitation for the post-TKA (Total Knee Arthroplasty) which is a popular surgery for aging people. This system consisted of an assisting mechanism for the knee joint, a hip joint support system and a foot pressure sensor system. The driving system of this robot consisted of a CPU board which generated the walking pattern, a Li-ion battery, DC motors with motor drivers, contact sensors to detect the state of foot and potentiometers to detect the hip joint angle. The control method was proposed to reproduce complex motion of knee joint as much as possible, and to increase hip or knee flexion angle. Especially, this method used the timing that heel left from the floor. This method included that the lower limb was raised to prevent a subject's fall. Also, the prototype of knee assisting system was tested. It was confirmed that the assisting system is useful.https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/jamdsm/6/2/6_2_260/_pdf/-char/enkneeassistinstrumentwalk rehabilitationwearablenon-circular geargrooved campressure sensor |
| spellingShingle | Yong ZHU Masahiro NAKAMURA Noritaka ITO Hiroshi FUJIMOTO Kenichi HORIKUCHI Shojiro WAKABAYASHI Rei TAKAHASHI Hidetsugu TERADA Hirotaka HARO Study of Wearable Knee Assistive Instruments for Walk Rehabilitation Journal of Advanced Mechanical Design, Systems, and Manufacturing knee assist instrument walk rehabilitation wearable non-circular gear grooved cam pressure sensor |
| title | Study of Wearable Knee Assistive Instruments for Walk Rehabilitation |
| title_full | Study of Wearable Knee Assistive Instruments for Walk Rehabilitation |
| title_fullStr | Study of Wearable Knee Assistive Instruments for Walk Rehabilitation |
| title_full_unstemmed | Study of Wearable Knee Assistive Instruments for Walk Rehabilitation |
| title_short | Study of Wearable Knee Assistive Instruments for Walk Rehabilitation |
| title_sort | study of wearable knee assistive instruments for walk rehabilitation |
| topic | knee assist instrument walk rehabilitation wearable non-circular gear grooved cam pressure sensor |
| url | https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/jamdsm/6/2/6_2_260/_pdf/-char/en |
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