| ID | 30073 |
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| Abstract | In this study, in order to realize an assist of independent life for the elderly or people in need of care and relieve a physical burden for care worker, an active support splint driven by pneumatic soft actuator (ASSIST) has been developed. ASSIST consists of a plastic interface with the palm and arm and two rotary-type soft actuators put in both sides of appliance. In this paper, the fundamental characteristics of ASSIST is described, and then the effectiveness of this splint is experimentally discussed. Finally, the operation of ASSIST based on a human intention is described. |
| Keywords | Artificial Rubber Muscle
Pneumatics
Power Assist
Wearable Robot
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| Note | Published with permission from the copyright holder. This is the institute's copy, as published in Robotics and Automation, 2005. ICRA 2005. Proceedings of the 2005 IEEE International Conference on, 18-22 April 2005, Pages 520-525.
Publisher URL:http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/search/wrapper.jsp?arnumber=1570171 Copyright © 2006 IEEE. All rights reserved. |
| Published Date | 2005-4
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| Publication Title |
Robotics and Automation
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| Start Page | 520
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| End Page | 525
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Journal Article
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| language |
英語
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| Refereed |
True
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| Submission Path | industrial_engineering/70
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