Name
Title | ||
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Postural Stabilization By Trunk Tightening Force Generated By Passive Power-Assist Device |
Abstract | ||
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We are developing a passive power-assist supporter called Smart Suit Lite, which is a compact and lightweight power-assist device that utilizes the restoring force of elastic belts. Smart Suit Lite is designed not only to support muscles but also to stabilize the torso similarly to a corset. However, because a corset is always tight around the waist, negative effects caused by long-term use has been pointed out. In contrast, the tightening force generated by Smart Suit Lite increases only when the wearer adopts a posture corresponding to higher load on the low back. In this research, we performed two basic experiments to evaluate the static balance ability of wearers. As a result, the standard deviation of the lumbar angle decreased by 32.1% on average in wearers with low stability. |
Year | DOI | Venue |
|---|---|---|
2013 | 10.1109/EMBC.2013.6610131 | 2013 35TH ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE OF THE IEEE ENGINEERING IN MEDICINE AND BIOLOGY SOCIETY (EMBC) |
Keywords | Field | DocType |
standard deviation,force,biomechanics,neurophysiology,restoring force,muscle,torso | Restoring force,Torso,Balance ability,Computer science,Simulation,Biomedical equipment,Biomechanics,Trunk | Conference |
Volume | ISSN | Citations |
2013 | 1557-170X | 2 |
PageRank | References | Authors |
0.73 | 1 | 6 |
Name | Order | Citations | PageRank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yumeko Imamura | 1 | 12 | 4.55 |
| Takayuki Tanaka | 2 | 2 | 0.73 |
| Hiroyuki Nara | 3 | 22 | 6.24 |
| Yoshihito Suzuki | 4 | 2 | 0.73 |
| Kazuki Takizawa | 5 | 2 | 0.73 |
| Masanori Yamanaka | 6 | 2 | 0.73 |