Abstract:The elderly are prone to fall during walking, which not only leads to injury but also can cause permanent disability or even death. Thus, it is crucial for the walking-assistant robot to prevent the elderly from fall during walking. However, the factors affecting the steadiness of the elderly are not considered comprehensively in the existing studies of elderly fall prevention model and control schemes. In this paper, a novel control method of the elderly-assistant robot for preventing elderly fall is proposed… Show more
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