Variable Step Type Pneumatic Linear Stepping Actuatorfor Passive Exercise Device of Hip Joint

T. Shinohara, K. Oe, T. Akagi, S. Dohta,F. Cho, W. Kobayashi, and S. Shimooka

In this study, a variable step typePLSA is proposed and tested. Moreover, the develop-ment of a passive exercise device for the hip joint usingthree PLSAs and one connecter connected with threeflexible rods and a knee supporter is described. 

Special Issue on “Humancentric Robotic Technology and its Applications for Coexistence with Humans”

Journal of Robotics and Mechatronics

Vol.35

No.3