Paper Info
Title
Contact Force Evaluation of Orthoses for the Treatment of Malformed Ears
Abstract
In most cases, malformed ears of neonates can be effectively treated by fitting a suitably shaped orthosis. In this study, a finite element analysis system was developed to evaluate the contact force between the orthosis and auricle. In order to reduce the contact force, two methods for modifying orthosis shape were developed. One entailed the addition of a detour curve, while the other canceled out the insertion of the nodal point where maximum force exceeded the limit during the incremental step of finite element analysis. Moreover, two small sensors were developed, one using a silicon tube and the other a strain gauge, for mounting on the orthosis and measuring contact force. Straight, curved and maximum force-restricted orthoses were manufactured for an adult auricle. Simulation and insertion experiments using silicon tube and strain gauge sensors were performed. Results demonstrated that the strength of contact force between the orthosis and auricle decreased from straight type, through curved type to the maximum force-restricted type.
Year
DOI
Venue
2002
10.1007/3-540-45786-0_28
MICCAI
Keywords
Field
DocType
curved type,contact force evaluation,orthosis shape,contact force,maximum force-restricted orthoses,malformed ears,maximum force-restricted type,maximum force,silicon tube,adult auricle,suitably shaped orthosis,straight type,strain gauge,finite element analysis
Computer vision,Computer science,Cardinal point,Malformed ears,Contact force,Finite element method,Artificial intelligence,Strain gauge,Auricle,Structural engineering
Conference
Volume
ISSN
ISBN
2488
0302-9743
3-540-44224-3
Citations 
PageRank 
References 
0
0.34
0
Authors
5
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
Akihiko Hanafusa153.11
Tsuneshi Isomura243.44
Yukio Sekiguchi310.93
Hajime Takahashi411.26
Takeyoshi Dohi549697.71