TY - GEN
T1 - Motion analysis of wheelchair considering the pectoral girdle mechanism
AU - Hasegawa, Shingo
AU - Matsuhira, Nobuto
AU - Ogata, Kunihiro
AU - Ono, Eiichi
AU - Nakayama, Tsuyoshi
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2016 IEEE.
PY - 2017/2/6
Y1 - 2017/2/6
N2 - The body type of persons using wheelchairs tend to be different from those of persons without disabilities, i.e., the former have limited clothes that suit them. Therefore, we have developed a robot arm simulated human body and motion to evaluate the comfort of clothes for persons using wheelchairs. We will promote the dissemination of fashionable adaptive clothing for wheelchair users, to encourage persons with spinal cord injuries. Having a pectoral girdle mechanism, the robot arm can retarget a motion similar to that of a human. Motion analysis with a near-human model is important for retargeting human motion with the robot arm. We have used attitude sensors to measure the motion of five male participants without disabilities and five participants (three males and two females) with spinal cord injuries. We have analyzed the measured motion using a human model that includes a pectoral girdle mechanism. In this study, we have described the analysis of the human motion of propelling a wheelchair and the usefulness of the pectoral girdle for this motion. We have divided the motion pattern into two groups according to the trunk posture. We confirm that the pectoral girdle is useful for expanding the movable arm region.
AB - The body type of persons using wheelchairs tend to be different from those of persons without disabilities, i.e., the former have limited clothes that suit them. Therefore, we have developed a robot arm simulated human body and motion to evaluate the comfort of clothes for persons using wheelchairs. We will promote the dissemination of fashionable adaptive clothing for wheelchair users, to encourage persons with spinal cord injuries. Having a pectoral girdle mechanism, the robot arm can retarget a motion similar to that of a human. Motion analysis with a near-human model is important for retargeting human motion with the robot arm. We have used attitude sensors to measure the motion of five male participants without disabilities and five participants (three males and two females) with spinal cord injuries. We have analyzed the measured motion using a human model that includes a pectoral girdle mechanism. In this study, we have described the analysis of the human motion of propelling a wheelchair and the usefulness of the pectoral girdle for this motion. We have divided the motion pattern into two groups according to the trunk posture. We confirm that the pectoral girdle is useful for expanding the movable arm region.
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U2 - 10.1109/SII.2016.7843985
DO - 10.1109/SII.2016.7843985
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:85015386565
T3 - SII 2016 - 2016 IEEE/SICE International Symposium on System Integration
SP - 120
EP - 125
BT - SII 2016 - 2016 IEEE/SICE International Symposium on System Integration
PB - Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
T2 - 2016 IEEE/SICE International Symposium on System Integration, SII 2016
Y2 - 13 December 2016 through 15 December 2016
ER -