21115 患者の転倒防止・体重免荷機能を有するパッシブ歩行支援機の開発 : メカニカル転倒防止装置(情報・知能・精密機器)

Abstract

Along with the steadily rising elderly population in Japan, the number of aged persons with difficulties in walking is increasing. This paper proposes a walking support machine for assisting the gait exercises of the patients in hospitals. This walking support machine has devices to unload patient's body weight and to prevent patient's falling. These devices consist of only mechanical components without actuators, controllers and batteries. The usefulness of the devices to prevent patient's falling is experimentally examined.