Name
Abstract | ||
|---|---|---|
Low-back pain is a common affliction. Epidemiological analyses have reported that periodic cycles of lumbar flexion and rotation are major risk factors for low-back pain. To prevent low-back pain, a lumbar-motion monitoring device could help diagnosticians assess patients' risk for low-back pain. This study proposes such a device that uses lightweight stretchable strain sensors. Six of these strain sensors form a parallel-sensor mechanism that measures rotation angles of lumbar motion in three axes. The parallel-sensor mechanism calculates rotation angles from the lengths of the strain sensors iteratively. Experimental results reveal that the prototype device is effective for lumbar-motion measurement and significantly improves in terms of wearability over comparable devices. |
Year | DOI | Venue |
|---|---|---|
2018 | 10.1155/2018/7480528 | JOURNAL OF SENSORS |
Field | DocType | Volume |
Computer vision,Simulation,Wearable computer,Lumbar,Artificial intelligence,Engineering | Journal | 2018 |
ISSN | Citations | PageRank |
1687-725X | 0 | 0.34 |
References | Authors | |
1 | 7 | |
Name | Order | Citations | PageRank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hiroyuki Nakamoto | 1 | 13 | 8.01 |
| Tokiya Yamaji | 2 | 1 | 0.96 |
| A. Yamamoto | 3 | 72 | 22.13 |
| hideo ootaka | 4 | 1 | 1.30 |
| Yusuke Bessho | 5 | 0 | 0.34 |
| Futoshi Kobayashi | 6 | 36 | 14.80 |
| Rei Ono | 7 | 0 | 0.34 |