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Kinematical analysis of the linkage of the index finger on the basis of the posture measurement.

Research Project

Project/Area Number 15560229
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)

Allocation TypeSingle-year Grants
Section一般
Research Field Intelligent mechanics/Mechanical systems
Research InstitutionDOSHISHA UNIVERSITY

Principal Investigator

YOKOGAWA Ryuichi  DOSHISHA UNIVERSITY, Faculty of Engineering, Professor, 工学部, 教授 (70220548)

Project Period (FY) 2003 – 2004
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 2004)
Budget Amount *help
¥2,100,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,100,000)
Fiscal Year 2004: ¥1,000,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,000,000)
Fiscal Year 2003: ¥1,100,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,100,000)
KeywordsIndex Finger / Skeletal Model / Tip Pinch Posture / Manipulability / Kinematics / Three Dimensional Motion Measurement / Biomechanics / 運動学1 / バイオメカニク
Research Abstract

The purpose of the present study is to investigate how the kinematic parameters of the index finger (i.e. the length of the link, and the cooperation between the DIP joint angle and the PIP joint angle) influence the manipulability of the tip of the index finger. The flexion and extension of the index fingers of twenty subjects who were 22-25 years old were measured using a three dimensional position measurement method. The kinematic model of the linkage of the index finger in the tip pinch posture of the thumb and index finger was developed using the measurement data. The cooperation between the DIP joint angle and PIP joint angle of the index finger in the flexion and extension was also obtained using the three dimensional measurement method. The transformation from the finger tip velocity to the joint angular velocities in the tip-pinch posture was obtained using the kinematic model of the index finger and the cooperation between the DIP joint angle and PIP joint angle. Using the Mo … More ore Penrose inverse matrix instead of the cooperation between the DIP joint angle and PIP joint angle enabled us to obtain the transformation from the finger tip velocity to the joint angular velocities. In three tip-pinch postures of the thumb and index finger, the transformation from the finger tip velocity to the joint angular velocities obtained from the cooperation between the DIP joint angle and PIP joint angle was compared with the one obtained from the Moore Penrose inverse matrix. The average ratio of the link lengths of twenty subjects measured in this study was as follows; (the distance between the tip of the finger and the DIP joint axis ):(the distance between the DIP joint axis and the PIP joint axis):(the distance between the PIP joint axis and the MP joint axis)=2.7:2.5:4.8. The cooperation between the DIP joint angle and the PIP joint angle was represented by a gentle sigmoid curve. The transformation from the velocity of the finger tip to the joint angular velocities with the cooperation between the DIP joint angle and the PIP joint angle was very similar to the one with the Moore-Penrose inverse matrix. In the conclusion, it was found that the kinematic parameters of the index finger were determined so that the motion of the finger tip could be controlled by the input of the angular velocities whose magnitude was the minimum in motion. Less

Report

(3 results)
  • 2004 Annual Research Report   Final Research Report Summary
  • 2003 Annual Research Report
  • Research Products

    (5 results)

All 2004 Other

All Journal Article (4 results) Publications (1 results)

  • [Journal Article] Manipulabilities of the Index Finger and Thumb in Three Tip-Pinch Postures2004

    • Author(s)
      Ryuichi Yokogawa, Kei Hara
    • Journal Title

      Transactions of the ASME(米国機械学会), Journal of Biochemical Engineering 126・APRIL

      Pages: 302-307

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      2004 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Journal Article] Manipulabilities of the Index Finger and Thumb in Three Tip-Pinch Postures2004

    • Author(s)
      Ryuichi Yokogawa, Kei Hara
    • Journal Title

      Transactions of the ASME, Journal of Biomechanical Engineering 126

      Pages: 302-307

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
    • Related Report
      2004 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Journal Article] Manipulabilities of the Index Finger and Thumb in Three Tip-Pinch Postures2004

    • Author(s)
      Ryuichi Yokogawa, Kei Hara
    • Journal Title

      Transactions of the ASME (米国機械学会), Journal of Biomechanical Engineering 126・APRIL

      Pages: 212-219

    • Related Report
      2004 Annual Research Report
  • [Journal Article] 先端つまみにおける人差し指と親指の運動学的特性2004

    • Author(s)
      横川 隆一
    • Journal Title

      第22回日本ロボット学会学術講演会予稿集 22(PDFファイル)

    • Related Report
      2004 Annual Research Report
  • [Publications] Ryuichi Yokogawa, Kei Hara: "Manipulabilities of the Index Finger and Thumb in Three Tip-Pinch Postures"Transactions of the ASME(米国機械学会),Journal of Biomechanical Engineering. 126・APRIL. (2004)

    • Related Report
      2003 Annual Research Report

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Published: 2003-04-01   Modified: 2016-04-21  

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