Because of deterioration of strength, range of joint motion, and balance ability, most care-
dependent older adults require assistance to move from a seated position to a standing …

A lot of assisting system which composed of the seat, transmission mechanism (or
mechanical structure) and sensor have been developed for supporting the sit-to-stand (STS) …

A standing-up assistance chair without any electric actuator for the weak-muscle people,
such as elderly people and patients, was developed in this research. The mechanism was …

Elderly patients face difficulty in performing the sit-to-stand motion; hence, their dependency
on assistive devices for activities of daily living is increasing. However, the existing devices …

In this paper, the design, simulation, and prototyping of a novel assisting device are
proposed to accomplish the Sit-To-Stand—STS operation, which is a common action …

A chair with the power assistance function was developed by a Japanese company for
training and rehabilitation of aged person. Developers aimed to help aged person to stand …

With the recent advance in robot technologies and the aging of society, a variety of sit-to-
stand (StS) assisting systems have been proposed. In this research, we preliminary …

In this study, the characteristics of the elderly while standing up of were analyzed, aiming to
gain an understanding of the principles needed to manufacture a standing assist device. In …

Many elderly people suffer from declined motor ability, and it is important to develop an
assistive device to support their daily life. Some assistive device have been developed …

Due to the growing elderly population in many developed countries like Japan, assistive
devices are increasingly needed to overcome the difficulties of their activities of daily living …