DocumentCode :
235821
Title :
Effectiveness evaluation of waist support tool through human posture balance
Author :
Shimizu, Shogo ; Hieyong Jeong ; Kido, M. ; Miyoshi, Eiji ; Yamada, Koji ; Ohno, Y. ; Nomura, Tadahiro ; Watanabe, Shigetaka ; Torigai, Kazuo ; Hayashi, Mariko
Author_Institution :
Grad. Sch. of Med., Osaka Univ., Suita, Japan
fYear :
2014
fDate :
26-28 Nov. 2014
Firstpage :
1
Lastpage :
5
Abstract :
A lot of carrying workers wonder whether it is good to wear a waist support tool to protect the waist or not. Although the qualitative analysis of waist support tool is generally used for the evaluation, there is not yet the evaluation of quantitative analysis. In this paper, we proposed the method of quantitative analysis in order to evaluate the effectiveness of waist support tool through human postural balance. Through we measured the trace of Center of Pressure (CoP) by using the Wii balance board, we proposed the method to estimate the bending angle and sway angle of human upper body through the analysis of the human balance. Through the analysis, we found that the participant under the condition of wearing the waist support tool had the initial smaller bending angle, and he also had the smaller sway angle during lifting the load. That meant that the waist support tool helped the initial bending motion, and also the participant made less from side to side.
Keywords :
bending; biomechanics; biomedical equipment; biomedical measurement; body sensor networks; mechanoception; pressure measurement; pressure sensors; Wii balance board; bending angle; center-of-pressure; effectiveness evaluation; human balance; human posture balance; human upper body; initial bending motion; load lifting; qualitative analysis; quantitative analysis; sway angle; waist support tool; workers; Atmospheric measurements; Computers; Educational institutions; ISO standards; Particle measurements; Physics; Effectiveness evaluation; Human posture balance; Waist support tool; Wii balance board;
fLanguage :
English
Publisher :
ieee
Conference_Titel :
Biomedical Engineering International Conference (BMEiCON), 2014 7th
Conference_Location :
Fukuoka
Type :
conf
DOI :
10.1109/BMEiCON.2014.7017387
Filename :
7017387
Link To Document :
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