Title :
Development of an apparatus for measuring and supporting human standup motions
Author :
Suzuki, Takumi ; Hongo, Yuta ; Matsuhira, Nobuto
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Eng. Sci. & Mech., Shibaura Inst. of Technol., Tokyo, Japan
Abstract :
An apparatus measuring and supporting human standup motions has been developed and is intended for use by elderly people in daily life. It consists of a force plate, a 6-axis force sensor, a motion sensor, and pressure sensors to measure human movement as they stand from a sitting position on a chair. Electric sliders, which can drive the position of the handle, are also added to study the apparatus´s supporting motion. Results from a basic experiment find that there is a suitable time of drive against the apparatus´s handle. The apparatus´s suitable supporting motion has the potential to reduce the pulling force and burden on subjects.
Keywords :
biomedical equipment; biomedical measurement; force sensors; gait analysis; geriatrics; pressure sensors; elderly people; electric sliders; force sensor; human movement measurement; human standup motions; motion sensor; pressure sensors; pulling force; sitting position; support apparatus; Biomechanics; Robot sensing systems; Senior citizens; Measurement; Sensing; Standup motion; Support apparatus; Timing;
Conference_Titel :
Control, Automation and Systems (ICCAS), 2014 14th International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Seoul
Print_ISBN :
978-8-9932-1506-9
DOI :
10.1109/ICCAS.2014.6987883
