Walking Training System Parameter Adjustment Feedback

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Solution Overview

Problem

Current rehabilitation support systems for walking training lack standardized methods for training staff to determine optimal assistance parameters, leading to variability in training outcomes due to reliance on intuition and experience, which can result in inconsistent results among staff members.

Innovation Solution

A processing system that includes a determination unit to identify adjustment-required parameters in a walking training apparatus, which outputs parameter information and effect information to educate training assistants on appropriate adjustments, improving educational effectiveness and consistency.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Adaptability or versatility

If training staff members rely on intuition and experience to determine assistance parameters, then they can provide personalized assistance, but the training results vary considerably among different staff members

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvepersonalized assistanceVSAvoidconsistency of training results
Core Design Contradiction:
Adaptability or versatilityVSReliability

Solution Approach 1:

The system collects training data from multiple staff members and provides feedback in the form of determination results that indicate which parameters should be adjusted. This feedback loop enables less experienced staff to achieve results comparable to experienced staff by following system-guided adjustments based on aggregated data.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #23Feedback

Solution Approach 2:

The system automatically determines adjustment-required parameters and provides determination results without requiring staff members to manually analyze all parameters. The system serves itself by using collected data to generate guidance, reducing the burden on individual staff members while maintaining consistency.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #25Self-service

2Reliability

If more parameters are adjusted to improve training outcomes, then training effectiveness increases, but the complexity of operation increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvetraining effectivenessVSAvoidoperational complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSEase of operation

Solution Approach 1:

The system extracts only the necessary adjustment information from the complete set of parameters. Instead of requiring staff to evaluate all parameters, the determination unit identifies and outputs only the adjustment-required parameters, simplifying the operator's task while maintaining training effectiveness.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #2Taking out (Extraction)

Solution Approach 2:

The system applies different levels of detail to different parts of the parameter adjustment process. The determination result provides detailed guidance for specific parameters that need adjustment, while leaving other parameters unchanged, allowing staff to focus only on critical adjustments.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #3Local quality

Data Source

PatentEP3758012B1Processing system, walking training system, processing method, and program
Publication Date: 2024.07.03 TOYOTA JIDOSHA KK
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AI summary

A processing system capable of educating a training assistant, who assists a trainee when the trainee performs rehabilitation by using a walking training apparatus, in order to enable the training assistant to appropriately assist the trainee is provided. The processing system includes a determination unit (510b) and an output unit. The determination unit (510b) determines an adjustment-required parameter, the adjustment-required parameter being, among parameters that can be adjusted in a walking training apparatus (100), a parameter of which a frequency of adjustments by a training assistant (901) who assists a trainee (900) performing walking training in the walking training apparatus (100) or by an assistant in a hospital other than the training assistant (901) is lower than an adjustment criterion. The output unit outputs parameter information indicating the adjustment-required parameter and effect information indicating an adjustment effect that is obtained when the adjustment-required parameter is adjusted.