Design and control of JAIST active robotic walker

Intelligent Service Robotics

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 125-135

  Lee, Geunho ^a   Ohnuma, Takanori ^a   Chong, Nak Young ^a  

^a JAPAN ADVANCED INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Active walker; Easy maneuverability; Natural interface; Proximity sensor; Welfare robotics

Indexed keywords

ACTIVE WALKER; ASSISTIVE ROBOTICS; CONTROL ALGORITHMS; DESIGN AND CONTROL; INFRA-RED SENSOR; LOWER LIMB; MOTION DIRECTION; NATURAL INTERFACE; NATURAL INTERFACES; POTENTIAL USERS; ROBOTIC WALKERS; SENSOR MEASUREMENTS; WALKING BEHAVIOR;

ALGORITHMS; FORCE MEASUREMENT; PROXIMITY SENSORS; ROBOTS;

ROBOTICS;

EID: 77953913059     PISSN: 18612776     EISSN: 18612784     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11370-010-0064-5     Document Type: Article

References (35)

1. Topping M (2000) An overview of development of Handy-1, a rehabilitation robot to assist the severely disabled. Artif Life Robot 4(4): 188-192.
2. Soyama R, Ishii S, Fukase A (2003) The development of meal-assistance robot 'My Spoon'. In: Proceedings of the 8th IEEE international conference on rehabilitation robotics, pp 88-91.
3. Romer GRBE, Stuyt HJA, Peters G, Woerden KV (2003) The current and future processes for obtaining a 'Manus' (ARM) rehabrobot within the Netherlands. In: Proceedings of the 8th IEEE international conference on rehabilitation robotics, pp 9-12.
4. Ikeda H, Katsumata Y, Shoji M, Takahashi T, Nakano E (2008) Cooperative strategy for a wheelchair and a robot to climb and descend a step. Adv Robot 22(13-14): 1439-1460.
5. Kuo C-H, Yeh H-W, Wu C-E (2007) Development of autonomous navigation robotic wheelchairs using programmable system-on-chip based distributed computing architecture. In: Proceedings of the IEEE international conference on systems, man and cybernetics, pp 2939-2944.
6. Shim I, Yoon J, Yoh M (2004) A human robot interactive system 'RoJi'. Int J Control Automation Syst 2(3): 398-405.
7. Yu H, Spenko M, Dubowsky S (2003) An adaptive shared control system for an intelligent mobility aid for the elderly. Auton Robot 15(1): 53-66.
8. Mori Y, Okada J, Takayama K (2006) Development of a standing style transfer system 'able' for disabled lower limbs. IEEE/ASME Trans Mechatron 11(4): 372-380.
9. Kinnaird CR, Ferris DP (2009) Medial gastrocnemius myoelectric control of a robotic ankle exoskeleton. IEEE Trans Neural Syst Rehabil Eng 17(1): 31-37.
10. Suzuki K, Mito G, Kawamoto H, Hasegawa Y, Sankai Y (2007) Intention-based walking support for paraplegia patients with robot suit HAL. Adv Robot 21(12): 1441-1469.
11. Zoss AB, Kazerooni H, Chu A (2006) Biomechanical design of the berkeley lower extremity exoskeleton (BLEEX). IEEE/ASME Trans Mechatron 11(2): 128-138.
12. Hirata Y, Hara A, Kosuge K (2007) Motion control of passive intelligent walker using servo brakes. IEEE Trans Robot 23(5): 981-990.
13. Veg A, Popovic DB (2008) Walkaround: mobile balance support for therapy of walking. IEEE Trans Neural Syst Rehabil Eng 16(3): 264-269.
14. Kulyukin V, Kutiyanawala A, LoPresti E, Matthews J, Simpson R (2008) iWalker: toward a rollator-mounted wayfinding system for the elderly. In: Proceedings of the IEEE international conference on RFID, pp 303-311.
15. Lacey GJ, Rodriguez-Losada D (2008) The evolution of guido. IEEE Robot Autom Mag 15(4): 75-83.
16. Kong K, Jeon D (2006) Design and control of an exoskeleton for the elderly and patients. IEEE/ASME Trans Mechatron 11(4): 428-432.
17. Kobayashi H, Karato T, Tsuji T (2007) Development of an active walker as a new orthosis. In: Proceedings of the IEEE international conference on mechatronics and automation, pp 186-191.
18. Tani M, Suzuki R, Furuya S, Kobayashi N (2004) Internal model control for assisting unit of wheeled walking frames. In: Proceedings of the IEEE international conference on control applications, pp 928-933.
19. Rentschler AJ, Simpson R, Cooper RA, Boninger ML (2008) Clinical evaluation of Guido robotic walker. J Rehabil Res Dev 45(9): 1281-1294.
20. Hashimoto H, Sasaki A, Ohyama Y, Ishii C (2006) Walker with hand haptic interface for spatial recognition. In: Proceedings of the 9th IEEE international workshop on advanced motion control, pp 311-316.
21. Morris A, Donamukkala R, Kapuria A, Steinfeld A., Matthews J, Dunbar-Jacobs J, Thrun S (2003) A robotic walker that provides guidance. In: Proceedings of the IEEE international conference on robotics and automation, pp 25-30.
22. Lacey G, MacNamara S (2000) User involvement in the design and evaluation of a smart mobility aid. J Rehabil Res Dev 37(6): 709-723.
23. Rentschler AJ, Cooper RA, Blasch B, Boninger ML (2003) Intelligent walkers for the elderly: performance and safety testing of VA-PAMAID robotic walker. J Rehabil Res Dev 40(5): 423-432.
24. Graf B (2009) An adaptive guidance system for robotic walking aids. J Comput Inf Technol 17(1): 109-120.
25. Shim H-M, Lee E-H, Shim J-H, Lee S-M, Hong S-H (2005) Implementation of an intelligent walking assistant robot for the elderly in outdoor environment. In: Proceedings of the 9th IEEE international conference on rehabilitation robotics, pp 452-455.
26. Graf B, Hans M, Schraft RD (2004) Care-O-bot II-development of a next generation robotic home assistant. Auton Robots 16(2): 193-205.
27. Kulyukin V (2004) Human-robot interaction through gesture-free spoken dialogue. Auton Robots 16(3): 239-257.
28. MacNamara S, Lacey G (2000) A smart walker for the frail visually impaired. In: Proceedings of the IEEE international conference on robotics and automation, pp 1354-1359.
29. Yano H, Hosomi Y, Aoki K, Nanba R, Hirotomi T, Satoru Okamoto (2008) Unstable motion detect system for four-casterd walker. IEICE technical report, Speech 107(434): 13-18 (in Japanese).
30. Rodriguez RV, Lewis RP, Mason JSD, Evans NWD (2008) Footstep recognition for a smart home environment. Int J Smart Home 2(2): 95-110.
31. Hirasawa M, Okada H, Shimojo M (2007) The development of the plantar pressure sensor shoes for gait analysis. J Robot Mechatron 20(3): 324-330.
32. Kong K, Tomizuka M (2008) Smooth and continuous human gait phase detection based on foot pressure patterns. In: Proceedings of the IEEE international conference on robotics and automation, pp 3678-3683.
33. Burnfield JM, Powers CM (2006) Normal and pathologic gait. In: Placzek JD, Boyce DA (eds) Orthopaedic physical therapy secrets. 2nd edn. Hanley and Belfus, Philadelphia.
34. Gonzalez RC, Woods RE (2002) Digital image processing, 2nd edn. Prentice Hall, Englewood Cliffs.
35. Vince J (2004) Geometry for computer graphics: formulae, examples and proofs. Springer, Berlin.