Year: 2000
Type: article
Abstract: 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.
DOI: 10.1299/jsmec.43.966
Language: English
Subfield: Biomedical Engineering
Field: Engineering
Domain: Physical Sciences
Open Access status: bronze
OpenAlex ID: W2006094702