2-관능성 DGEBA-4-관능성 TGDDM 블렌드를 DDM으로 경화시킨 경호물의 굴곡 특성과 열 안정성을 혼합비에 대하여 조사하였다. 굴곡 탄성율과 유리 전이 온도는 TGDDM이 증가 될수록 증대되었고, 20-40 중량%의 TGDDM조성에서 불연속적으로 변화하는데, 이것은 이 저성 부근에서 ductile/brittle의 구조적 상변화가 일어나고 있기 때문인 것으로 추정된다. TGDDM성분이 증가될수록 최대 열분해 온도는 고온쪽으로 shift되는 경향을 보이지만, 분해에 대한 활성화 에너지는 오히려 감소했다.

Ankle-foot orthosis with a pneumatic rubber actuator, which is intended for the assistance and the enhancement of ankle muscular activities was developed. In this study, the effectiveness of the system was investigated during plantarflexion motion of ankle joint. To find a effectiveness of the system, the subjects performed maximal voluntary isokinetic plantarflexion contraction on a Biodex-dynamometer. Plantarfexion torque of the ankle joint is assisted by subject’s soleus muscle that is generated when ankle joint do plantarflexion motion. We used the muscular stiffness signal of a soleus muscle for feedback control of ankle-foot orthosis as physiological signal. For measurement of this signal, we made the muscular stiffness force sensor. We compared a muscular stiffness force of a soleus muscle between with feedback control and without it and a maximal plantarflexion torque between not wearing a ankle-foot orthosis, without feedback control wearing it and with feedback control wearing it in each ten elderly adults. The experimental result showed that a muscular stiffness force of a soleus muscle with feedback control was reduced and plantarflexion torque of an ankle joint only wearing ankle-foot orthosis was reduced but a plantarflexion torque with feedback control was increased.The amount of a increasing with feedback control is more higher than the amount of a decreasing only wearing it. Therefore, we confirmed the effectiveness of the developed ankle-foot orthosis with feedback control.