Training machine for active rehabilitation/training of elderly people

  • Moromugi, Shunji (Department of Mechanical Systems Engineering, Nagasaki University) ;
  • Koujitani, Tsutomu (Department of Mechanical Systems Engineering, Nagasaki University) ;
  • Kim, Seok-Hwan (Department of Mechanical Systems Engineering, Nagasaki University) ;
  • Matsuzaka, Nobuou (Department of Physical therapy, Nagasaki University) ;
  • Ishimatsu, Takakazu (Department of Mechanical Systems Engineering, Nagasaki University)
  • Published : 2004.08.25

Abstract

An advanced training machine designed for elderly people is proposed. The training machine allows users to have a safe and effective training through exercise close to ordinal motion appears in daily life such as standing up/down motion. The activation level of user's muscle is real timely monitored during the exercise and the training load is adjusted based on the body information. The training load is exerted and continuously controlled by actuation of an air cylinder.

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