Revolution: Honda Walking Assist devices 2009

Posted on October 24, 2009
Filed Under Honda, News

So, these are the new Honda’s walking aid system?

The first – more simple – the device (using its full name), Honda’s walking stride management system for assistive devices. (Let us call across to help.) This is designed to help the leg problems, mainly to Japan, the population over 65 years old age pension scheme – which will account for one-fifth of the population by 2050, 35% next year – but it can also help restore after the accident.

There are three part of the equipment. The first is the band, with adjustable belt at the front and a solid rear section of which is from a hip, back around the other hip. Solid section also has battery pack and computer control, in a small close, you come back, and small motor can then be carried drooping buttocks. And to accommodate a large Westerners, buttocks and fertility, and Honda with 312 or 342 or the electric motor between the three different size of 372 millimeters of space zone.

Once the belt in place, thin frame and then cut off the bottom of each engine. In the bottom of each frame has two cushions, which hangs above the knee. One is placed on your hamstrings and your other four, and then they in a safe place.

Bound by Honda’s engineers as make you feel like the iron man wearing clothes, but once you really adjust their own all of the tape, it takes less than 10 seconds, which extend beyond assistance system. The whole thing, at least 342 millimeters in size, weighs only 2.8 kilograms, and lithium-ion battery is fully charged, there is a two-hour charge, if you walk about 3 mph.
What then?

Then you press each motor ‘of the’ button and set up. The motor torque of the thigh by sending a frame of your legs, so when you put your leg forward from the back to help step on the step, the mat in the second part of your four legs to push you back. The internal sensor detects the engine point of view of your hips, and decide when and how much help you need.

At first, you walk a little like Robocop, awkwardly stood up, but you will soon be able to adapt to the motor input. It can help you on the stairs before, but not down – so you do not belong to the theory. But the biggest difference is that, when you find that you put across to assist take-off, I suddenly felt how heavy your legs, and how efforts need to go.

So far, Honda has for nursing homes, rehabilitation centers and hospitals across the assist. Honda found that when it is the patients (average age 78) for the equipment twice a week for 3 months to extend their pace, so walking speed. When the test object were made to walk up the hill, and their average heart rate and stride to help low-20bpm.

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