Title :
Development of a light weight mechanical link-type sensor to measure the motion of mastication
Author :
Kawahata, Nagakatsu ; Yoshida, Hiroaki ; Sakai, Ryoji ; Saitoh, Tsuyoshi ; Nakajima, Ichiro ; Kikuchi, Motohiro
Author_Institution :
Coll. of Sci. & Technol., Nihon Univ., Chiba, Japan
Abstract :
Various existing devices to measure the motion of mastication have their own deficiencies. such as large scale. heavy load, inaccuracy and etc. Those devices do not seem to be so popular in dentistry despite the increasing importance of early detection and medical treatment for abnormal mastication. We have developed a very simple, cheap and accurate mechanical device to measure the motion of mastication.
Keywords :
biomechanics; biomedical equipment; biomedical measurement; dentistry; kinematics; motion measurement; nonelectric sensing devices; abnormal mastication; accurate mechanical device; dentistry; end effector; fixed coordinate system; forward kinematics; lightweight mechanical link-type sensor; lower jaw; mastication motion measurement; spur gear; static accuracy test; Dentistry; Humans; Large-scale systems; Magnetic devices; Mechanical sensors; Mechanical variables measurement; Motion measurement; Mouth; Pediatrics; Teeth;
Conference_Titel :
SICE 2002. Proceedings of the 41st SICE Annual Conference
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7631-5
DOI :
10.1109/SICE.2002.1195634
