Study on robotic mobility aids for barrier-free having minimal invasiveness in cultural environments

这项研究的最终目标是在不破坏环境真实性的情况下，为轮椅使用者在具有文化意义的环境中实现顺畅和友好的移动方式，例如日本历史上的木结构建筑和城堡废墟。基于这一目标，开发了一种具有爬楼梯功能的新型轮椅样机，并通过实验验证了该样机的基本性能。

The final target of this study involves realizing a smooth and hospitable means of locomotion for wheelchair users in environments having a cultural meaning, such as historical Japanese wooden buildings and castle ruins, without tampering with the authenticity of the environment. With this goal in mind, a prototype of a novel wheelchair having a stair-climbing function resulting from transformable wheeled four-bar linkages was developed, and the basic performance was confirmed through an experiment.