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Risk reduction of human fall by using anticipatory tactile stimuli to facilitate reactive motion

Research Project

Project/Area Number 15K13908
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Challenging Exploratory Research

Allocation TypeMulti-year Fund
Research Field Intelligent mechanics/Mechanical systems
Research InstitutionNagoya University

Principal Investigator

Okamoto Shogo  名古屋大学, 工学研究科, 講師 (10579064)

Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) 関 和彦  国立研究開発法人国立精神・神経医療研究センター, 神経研究所 モデル動物開発研究部, 部長 (00226630)
Project Period (FY) 2015-04-01 – 2017-03-31
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 2016)
Budget Amount *help
¥3,900,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,000,000、Indirect Cost: ¥900,000)
Fiscal Year 2016: ¥1,690,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,300,000、Indirect Cost: ¥390,000)
Fiscal Year 2015: ¥2,210,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,700,000、Indirect Cost: ¥510,000)
Keywords運動 / 把持 / 歩行 / 皮膚刺激 / 安全 / ハプティクス / 反応 / 反応促進 / 把持力調整
Outline of Final Research Achievements

On the subject of grip adjustment, we investigated the conditions for which anticipating tactile stimulation effectively facilitates human reactive actions. Furthermore, the same or similar principles were attempted to apply for avoidance behavior against fall by stumbling.
The anticipating tactile stimuli facilitated the prehension correction when the reactive increase in grip force begins 100 ms or longer after the commencement of perturbative force to the handle. In contrast, the tactile stimuli exhibited little influence on reactive motion for the rapid perturbation to the handle.
We also conducted walking trials on a treadmill while restricting ankle motions with taping. Certain indices presented that the subjects were more at risk of falling. Some modifications of experimental conditions remain to be studied before we test the function of anticipating tactile stimuli.

Report

(3 results)
  • 2016 Annual Research Report   Final Research Report ( PDF )
  • 2015 Research-status Report
  • Research Products

    (4 results)

All 2016 Other

All Int'l Joint Research (2 results) Journal Article (1 results) (of which Int'l Joint Research: 1 results,  Peer Reviewed: 1 results,  Acknowledgement Compliant: 1 results) Remarks (1 results)

  • [Int'l Joint Research] University Pierre and Marie Curie(フランス)

    • Related Report
      2016 Annual Research Report
  • [Int'l Joint Research] University Pierre and Marie Curie(フランス)

    • Related Report
      2015 Research-status Report
  • [Journal Article] Anticipatory vibrotactile cueing facilitates grip force adjustment during perturbative loading2016

    • Author(s)
      Shogo Okamoto, Michael Wiertlewski, and Vincent Hayward
    • Journal Title

      IEEE Transactions on Haptics

      Volume: 9 Issue: 2 Pages: 233-242

    • DOI

      10.1109/toh.2016.2526613

    • Related Report
      2016 Annual Research Report 2015 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Int'l Joint Research / Acknowledgement Compliant
  • [Remarks] 名古屋大学-岡本正吾のホームページ

    • URL

      http://www.mech.nagoya-u.ac.jp/asi/ja/member/shogo_okamoto/

    • Related Report
      2016 Annual Research Report 2015 Research-status Report

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Published: 2015-04-16   Modified: 2022-02-16  

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