Study on Walking Training System using High-Performance Shoes constructed with Rubber Elements

13th International Conference on Motion and Vibration Control; 12th International Conference on Recent Advances in Structural Dynamics

Hayakawa, Y.^1 ; Kawanaka, S.^1 ; Kanezaki, K.^2 ; Doi, S.^1

National Institute of Technology, Nara College, Yamatokoriyama-shi, Nara, Japan^1

Tokyo Institute of Technology, Yokohama-shi, Kanagawa, Japan^2

关键词: Accidental falls;    Assistance system;    Center of gravity;    Distribution patterns;    Major factors;    Physical performance;    Rubber elements;    Walking trainings;   

Others  :  https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1742-6596/744/1/012034/pdf
DOI  :  10.1088/1742-6596/744/1/012034

来源: IOP

【 摘 要 】

The number of accidental falls has been increasing among the elderly as society has aged. The main factor is a deteriorating center of balance due to declining physical performance. Another major factor is that the elderly tend to have bowlegged walking and their center of gravity position of the body tend to swing from side to side during walking. To find ways to counteract falls among the elderly, we developed walking training system to treat the gap in the center of balance. We also designed High-Performance Shoes that showed the status of a person's balance while walking. We also produced walk assistance from the insole in which insole stiffness corresponded to human sole distribution could be changed to correct the person's walking status. We constructed our High- Performances Shoes to detect pressure distribution during walking. Comparing normal sole distribution patterns and corrected ones, we confirmed that our assistance system helped change the user's posture, thereby reducing falls among the elderly.