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Motion Control of an Omni-Directional Walker for Walking Support

Motion Control of an Omni-Directional Walker for Walking Support
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Author(s): Renpeng Tan (Kochi University of Technology, Japan), Shuoyu Wang (Department of Intelligent Mechanical Systems Engineering, Kochi University of Technology, Japan), Yinlai Jiang (Department of Intelligent Mechanical Systems Engineering, Kochi University of Technology, Japan), Kenji Ishida (Kochi University, Japan)and Masakatsu G. Fujie (Waseda University, Japan)
Copyright: 2014
Pages: 9
Source title: Assistive Technologies: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools, and Applications
Source Author(s)/Editor(s): Information Resources Management Association (USA)
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-4666-4422-9.ch029

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Abstract

With the increase in the percentage of the population defined as elderly, increasing numbers of people suffer from walking disabilities due to illness or accidents. An omni-directional walker (ODW) has been developed that can support people with walking disabilities and allow them to perform indoor walking. The ODW can identify the user's directional intention based on the user's forearm pressures and then supports movement in the intended direction. In this chapter, a reference trajectory is generated based on the intended direction in order to support directed movement. The ODW needs to follow the generated path. However, path tracking errors occur because the center of gravity (COG) of the system shifts and the load changes due to user`s pressure. An adaptive control method is proposed to deal with this issue. The results of simulations indicate that the ODW can accurately follow the user's intended direction by inhibiting the influence of COG shifts and the resulting load change. The proposed scheme is feasible for supporting indoor movement.

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