Title:
WALKING ASSIST DEVICE
Document Type and Number:
Japanese Patent JP2014195508
Kind Code:
A
Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To enhance detection accuracy of an a posture angle in a walking assist device for assisting walking.SOLUTION: A walking assist device relating to the invention executes: a posture angle calculation processing of calculating a posture angle on the basis of an output value of an acceleration sensor when the walking assist device in a static state, or calculating the posture angle by adding an output value of a gyro sensor to the previously-calculated posture angle when the walking assist device is not in the static state; and assist processing of calculating an assist force to be applied to a joint of a leg part, on the basis of the posture angle calculated in the posture angle calculation processing, and applying the assist force to an actuator provided at the joint of the leg part.
Inventors:
KOTABE AKIRA
SATO ATSUSHI
SATO ATSUSHI
Application Number:
JP2013071796A
Publication Date:
October 16, 2014
Filing Date:
March 29, 2013
Export Citation:
Assignee:
EQUOS RES CO LTD
International Classes:
A61H3/00; B25J11/00
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Ryukichi Abe
Masanobu Hirukawa
Sadatugu Tanaka
Takushi Koyama
Kenji Aoki
Hiroshi Nirasawa
Akira Yonezawa
Masanobu Hirukawa
Sadatugu Tanaka
Takushi Koyama
Kenji Aoki
Hiroshi Nirasawa
Akira Yonezawa