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A Study of A Removable Omnidirectional Automotive Mechanism using A Manual Wheelchair for Movement Efficiency In Narrow Space.

Research Project

Project/Area Number 17K01607
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)

Allocation TypeMulti-year Fund
Section一般
Research Field Rehabilitation science/Welfare engineering
Research InstitutionNational Institute of Technology, Kumamoto College

Principal Investigator

NAGATA Masanobu  熊本高等専門学校, 拠点化プロジェクト系地域協働プロジェクトグループ, 教授 (40370051)

Project Period (FY) 2017-04-01 – 2020-03-31
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 2019)
Budget Amount *help
¥4,680,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,600,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,080,000)
Fiscal Year 2019: ¥2,080,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,600,000、Indirect Cost: ¥480,000)
Fiscal Year 2018: ¥1,040,000 (Direct Cost: ¥800,000、Indirect Cost: ¥240,000)
Fiscal Year 2017: ¥1,560,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,200,000、Indirect Cost: ¥360,000)
Keywords車椅子 / 全方向移動 / 球体輪 / 着脱式 / 車いす / アタッチメント / 着脱
Outline of Final Research Achievements

There are a wide variety studies of omnidirectional mechanisms, but they are not that widely in use today. In particular, for wheel chair users, they need to transfer from their normal wheelchair to the omnidirectional one. This process is a big burden on users and care takers.
In order to solve this problem, we have developed a removable omnidirectional automotive mechanism that can be attached to the wheelchair and detached from it instead of changing wheelchairs. This mechanism allows the users to easily utilize the omnidirectional function when necessary. As a result, it can open up new opportunities for the wheelchair users and contribute significantly towards increasing their employment rate and their Quality of Life.

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

これまで、多くの全方向移動機構に関する研究が行われてきているが、研究レベルに留まっており殆ど普及していない。特に、車椅子においては、全方向移動機能を利用するには、手動式の車椅子から全方向移動車椅子に乗り換える(移乗する)必要があり、使用者や介助者の大きな負担になっていた。
本研究では、介助や移乗を必要とせず、手動式車椅子に簡便に着脱することができる全方向移動装置を開発した。この装置を用いることにより、全方向移動が有用な空間での同機能の活用を極めて簡単に行う事ができ、その結果、車椅子使用者の社会進出を促進し、障がい者の雇用率の向上やQOLに向上に大きく貢献できる。

Report

(4 results)
  • 2019 Annual Research Report   Final Research Report ( PDF )
  • 2018 Research-status Report
  • 2017 Research-status Report
  • Research Products

    (4 results)

All 2019 2018 2017

All Presentation (3 results) (of which Int'l Joint Research: 1 results) Patent(Industrial Property Rights) (1 results)

  • [Presentation] A Study of Removable Omnidirectional Automotive Mechanism for Movement Efficiency2019

    • Author(s)
      Tomoka UEDA(Advanced Course of N.I.T. Kumamoto College), Masanobu NAGATA, Tatsuya KATO, Kazunori MATSUO(N.I.T. Kumamoto College),
    • Organizer
      Proceedings of the 7th ACIS International Conference on Applied Computing & Information Technology (ACIT 2019), pp.111-116, May 29-31, 2019
    • Related Report
      2019 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] 移動効率向上を目的とした汎用車いす用の着脱式全方向移動機構の研究2018

    • Author(s)
      上田育果、加藤達也、松尾和典、永田正伸
    • Organizer
      LIFE2018(第18回日本生活支援工学会大会、日本機械学会 福祉工学シンポジウム2018、第34回ライフサポート学会大会)
    • Related Report
      2018 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] 移動効率向上を目的とした汎用車いす用の着脱式全方向移動機構の研究2018

    • Author(s)
      上田育果、加藤達也、松尾和典、永田正伸
    • Organizer
      日本福祉工学会第22回学術講演会
    • Related Report
      2018 Research-status Report
  • [Patent(Industrial Property Rights)] 車椅子アタッチメント2017

    • Inventor(s)
      永田正伸
    • Industrial Property Rights Holder
      国立高等専門学校機構
    • Industrial Property Rights Type
      特許
    • Industrial Property Number
      2017-171930
    • Filing Date
      2017
    • Related Report
      2017 Research-status Report

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Published: 2017-04-28   Modified: 2021-02-19  

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