Evaluation of the Gait of Elderly People Using an Assisting Cart. Gait on Flat Surface.
Evaluation of the Gait of Elderly People Using an Assisting Cart. Gait on Flat Surface.
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使用辅助车对老年人的步态进行评估。
DOI：
10.1299/jsmec.43.966
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发表时间：
2000
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通讯作者：
Shinzou Nishimura
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作者：
K. Miyawaki;T. Iwami;G. Obinata;Yasuo Kondo;Keiichi Kutsuzawa;Y. Ogasawara;Shinzou Nishimura
如今，开发辅助老年人行走的机器变得越来越重要。已经开发了一些推车类型的辅助机器。然而，目前尚不清楚机器如何影响人类用户产生的肌肉紧张和能量消耗。在这项研究中，我们使用为本研究开发的推车评估了人类步行。我们根据肌肉骨骼模型估算了能量消耗。结果表明，使用推车的能量消耗比正常步态降低了15%。我们的评估方法将有助于开发实用的步行辅助机器。
The development of machines for assisting the elderly society during walking is becoming increasingly important these days. Some assisting machines of a cart type have been developed. However, it has not been clarified how the machines an effect the generated muscle tensions and energy consumption of human users. In this study, we have evaluated human walk using a cart developed for this research. We have estimated the energy consumption based on the musculo-skeletal model. It is shown that the energy consumption using the cart decreased by 15% from that of the normal gait. Our evaluation method will be useful for developing practical assisting machines for walking.