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Journal of Robotics and Mechatronics, volume 30, issue 5, pages 752-761

Proposal of Non-Rotating Joint Drive Type Power Assist Suit for Lower Limbs Considering Squat Lifting

Arakawa H., Mohri S., Yamada Y., Yokoyama K., Kikutani I., Nakamura T.
Publication typeJournal Article
Publication date2018-10-20
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Q4
SJR0.415
CiteScore2.2
Impact factor0.9
ISSN09153942, 18838049
Electrical and Electronic Engineering
General Computer Science
Abstract

Lower back pain is a major health concern worldwide. One cause of lower back pain is the burden on the lumbar region caused by handling heavy objects. The Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare in Japan has recommended “squat lifting” to reduce this burden. However, this technique, which supports a large force on the lower limbs, is not very popular. Therefore, we aim to develop a power assist suit for squat lifting and propose herein a gastrocnemius-reinforcing mechanism. We also discuss the joint torque estimation from a motion analysis of squat lifting to construct a prototype. Finally, we describe the performance of the prototype when mounted on a human body. We found that when using the prototype assist suit, the %MVC (maximum voluntary contraction) of the gastrocnemius while performing squat lifting reduced by 48% compared to the value obtained without using the suit.

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Arakawa H. et al. Proposal of Non-Rotating Joint Drive Type Power Assist Suit for Lower Limbs Considering Squat Lifting // Journal of Robotics and Mechatronics. 2018. Vol. 30. No. 5. pp. 752-761.
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Arakawa H., Mohri S., Yamada Y., Yokoyama K., Kikutani I., Nakamura T. Proposal of Non-Rotating Joint Drive Type Power Assist Suit for Lower Limbs Considering Squat Lifting // Journal of Robotics and Mechatronics. 2018. Vol. 30. No. 5. pp. 752-761.
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TY - JOUR
DO - 10.20965/jrm.2018.p0752
UR - https://doi.org/10.20965/jrm.2018.p0752
TI - Proposal of Non-Rotating Joint Drive Type Power Assist Suit for Lower Limbs Considering Squat Lifting
T2 - Journal of Robotics and Mechatronics
AU - Arakawa, H
AU - Mohri, S
AU - Yamada, Y
AU - Yokoyama, K
AU - Kikutani, I
AU - Nakamura, T
PY - 2018
DA - 2018/10/20
PB - Fuji Technology Press
SP - 752-761
IS - 5
VL - 30
SN - 0915-3942
SN - 1883-8049
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@article{2018_Arakawa,
author = {H Arakawa and S Mohri and Y Yamada and K Yokoyama and I Kikutani and T Nakamura},
title = {Proposal of Non-Rotating Joint Drive Type Power Assist Suit for Lower Limbs Considering Squat Lifting},
journal = {Journal of Robotics and Mechatronics},
year = {2018},
volume = {30},
publisher = {Fuji Technology Press},
month = {oct},
url = {https://doi.org/10.20965/jrm.2018.p0752},
number = {5},
pages = {752--761},
doi = {10.20965/jrm.2018.p0752}
}
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Arakawa, H., et al. “Proposal of Non-Rotating Joint Drive Type Power Assist Suit for Lower Limbs Considering Squat Lifting.” Journal of Robotics and Mechatronics, vol. 30, no. 5, Oct. 2018, pp. 752-761. https://doi.org/10.20965/jrm.2018.p0752.
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