Influence of a Soft Robotic Suit on Metabolic Cost in Long-Distance Level and Inclined Walking
Metabolic cost during walking is positively linked to exercise intensity. For a walking assistive device, one of the major aims should be the maximization of wearers’ metabolic benefits for different walking situations. Toward this goal, this paper experimentally evaluates the influence of an author...
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| author | Shanhai Jin Shijie Guo Hashimoto Kazunobu Xiaogang Xiong Motoji Yamamoto |
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| description | Metabolic cost during walking is positively linked to exercise intensity. For a walking assistive device, one of the major aims should be the maximization of wearers’ metabolic benefits for different walking situations. Toward this goal, this paper experimentally evaluates the influence of an authors’ soft robotic suit, which has been developed to assist hip flexion for energy-efficient walking of elderly persons in daily life activities, on metabolic cost reduction in the long-distance level and inclined walking. Experiment results show that, for a 79-year-old healthy male subject, the robotic suit significantly reduced metabolic cost in the condition of the robotic suit worn and powered on compared with the condition of worn but powered off. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-3ea90e5ec75445cb9083d4c0143c1d082025-02-03T05:48:17ZengWileyApplied Bionics and Biomechanics1176-23221754-21032018-01-01201810.1155/2018/95739519573951Influence of a Soft Robotic Suit on Metabolic Cost in Long-Distance Level and Inclined WalkingShanhai Jin0Shijie Guo1Hashimoto Kazunobu2Xiaogang Xiong3Motoji Yamamoto4School of Engineering, Yanbian University, Yanji 133002, ChinaSchool of Mechanical Engineering, Hebei University of Technology, Tianjin 300130, ChinaNingbo Institute of Intelligent Manufacturing Industry, Ningbo 315400, ChinaSchool of Mechanical Engineering and Automation, Harbin Institute of Technology Shenzhen Graduate School, Shenzhen 518055, ChinaFaculty of Engineering, Kyushu University, Fukuoka 819-0395, JapanMetabolic cost during walking is positively linked to exercise intensity. For a walking assistive device, one of the major aims should be the maximization of wearers’ metabolic benefits for different walking situations. Toward this goal, this paper experimentally evaluates the influence of an authors’ soft robotic suit, which has been developed to assist hip flexion for energy-efficient walking of elderly persons in daily life activities, on metabolic cost reduction in the long-distance level and inclined walking. Experiment results show that, for a 79-year-old healthy male subject, the robotic suit significantly reduced metabolic cost in the condition of the robotic suit worn and powered on compared with the condition of worn but powered off.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2018/9573951 |
| spellingShingle | Shanhai Jin Shijie Guo Hashimoto Kazunobu Xiaogang Xiong Motoji Yamamoto Influence of a Soft Robotic Suit on Metabolic Cost in Long-Distance Level and Inclined Walking Applied Bionics and Biomechanics |
| title | Influence of a Soft Robotic Suit on Metabolic Cost in Long-Distance Level and Inclined Walking |
| title_full | Influence of a Soft Robotic Suit on Metabolic Cost in Long-Distance Level and Inclined Walking |
| title_fullStr | Influence of a Soft Robotic Suit on Metabolic Cost in Long-Distance Level and Inclined Walking |
| title_full_unstemmed | Influence of a Soft Robotic Suit on Metabolic Cost in Long-Distance Level and Inclined Walking |
| title_short | Influence of a Soft Robotic Suit on Metabolic Cost in Long-Distance Level and Inclined Walking |
| title_sort | influence of a soft robotic suit on metabolic cost in long distance level and inclined walking |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2018/9573951 |
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