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Assessment of fall risk during walking

Research Project

Project/Area Number 18K12173
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)

Allocation TypeMulti-year Fund
Section一般
Review Section Basic Section 90150:Medical assistive technology-related
Research InstitutionAichi Institute of Technology

Principal Investigator

Kagawa Takahiro  愛知工業大学, 工学部, 准教授 (30445457)

Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) 松戸 典文  駒沢女子大学, 看護学部, 助教 (40734231)
Project Period (FY) 2018-04-01 – 2021-03-31
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 2020)
Budget Amount *help
¥4,420,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,400,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,020,000)
Fiscal Year 2020: ¥910,000 (Direct Cost: ¥700,000、Indirect Cost: ¥210,000)
Fiscal Year 2019: ¥910,000 (Direct Cost: ¥700,000、Indirect Cost: ¥210,000)
Fiscal Year 2018: ¥2,600,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,000,000、Indirect Cost: ¥600,000)
Keywords歩行分析 / 転倒リスク / 歩行モデル / 歩行シミュレーション / 歩行 / 転倒 / バイオメカニクス / 転倒予防 / 高齢者
Outline of Final Research Achievements

We developed a new fall risk assessment method during walking, termed as balance map analysis. The balance map analysis predicts future falling based on a simple biomechanical model. A computer simulation revealed that the balance map framework could predict future falling while stumbled walking. Furthermore, the risk of falling could be quantified by the margin from the boundary of balance loss region. Human steady-state walking and stumbled walking were evaluated by the balance map analysis. we confirmed that the trajectories of the steady-state walking maintained sufficient margin from the balance loss regions. While stumbled, the state approached and went into the balance loss regions. The margin was recovered in a few recovery steps after stumbled. These results indicate that the balance map analysis can evaluate closeness from falling during walking.

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

転倒は寝たきりの主要な要因の一つであり,転倒予防が高齢者の健康において重要な課題である.歩行運動が複数の身体部位が連動する複雑な運動のため,転倒リスクを評価する有効な手法はまだ確立されていない.本研究は,身体を単純化した力学モデルを基に,転倒しやすい状態をリアルタイムに検知できる新しい転倒リスク評価法を構築した.本研究では、健常の若年者の歩行に対してバランスマップ解析の転倒リスク評価法の妥当性を確認することができた.高齢者や歩行障害の方の転倒リスクの定量化に有効であることを確かめられれば,リスクを低減するリハビリテーションや補講アシスト機器の設計・開発に役立てられると期待できる.

Report

(4 results)
  • 2020 Annual Research Report   Final Research Report ( PDF )
  • 2019 Research-status Report
  • 2018 Research-status Report
  • Research Products

    (11 results)

All 2021 2020 2019 2018

All Journal Article (2 results) (of which Int'l Joint Research: 1 results,  Peer Reviewed: 2 results) Presentation (9 results) (of which Int'l Joint Research: 2 results,  Invited: 2 results)

  • [Journal Article] Electroencephalographic Study on Sensory Integration in Visually Induced Postural Sway2021

    • Author(s)
      Kagawa Takahiro、Makeig Scott、Miyakoshi Makoto
    • Journal Title

      Journal of Cognitive Neuroscience

      Volume: 33 Issue: 3 Pages: 482-498

    • DOI

      10.1162/jocn_a_01659

    • Related Report
      2020 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Journal Article] Interlimb Parallel-Link Powered Orthosis (IPPO): Compact Wearable Robot With Lateral Weight Bearing Mechanisms for Gait Assistance2020

    • Author(s)
      Kagawa Takahiro、Nomura Takumi、Kondo Shuji
    • Journal Title

      IEEE Transactions on Medical Robotics and Bionics

      Volume: 2 Issue: 3 Pages: 300-308

    • DOI

      10.1109/tmrb.2020.3004873

    • Related Report
      2020 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Presentation] バランスマップに基づく歩行中の転倒回避動作の解析2020

    • Author(s)
      鈴木龍,香川高弘
    • Organizer
      第21回計測自動制御学会システムインテグレーション部門講演会
    • Related Report
      2020 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] 歩行中の前方転倒に対するバランス評価の検証2020

    • Author(s)
      鈴木龍,香川高弘
    • Organizer
      ロボティクスメカトロニクス講演会2020
    • Related Report
      2020 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] 線形化コンパス歩行モデルの最適軌道の定式化2020

    • Author(s)
      近藤修士,香川高弘
    • Organizer
      第25回ロボティクスシンポジア
    • Related Report
      2019 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] Balance map analysis as a measure of walking balance based on pendulum-like leg movements2019

    • Author(s)
      T. Kagawa
    • Organizer
      IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA2019)
    • Related Report
      2019 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] バランスマップに基づく歩行中の転倒リスクの定量化に関する検討2019

    • Author(s)
      香川高弘
    • Organizer
      第20回計測自動制御学会システムインテグレーション部門講演会
    • Related Report
      2019 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] Balance map analysis as a measure of walking balance based on pendulum-like leg movements2019

    • Author(s)
      Takahiro Kagawa
    • Organizer
      IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA2019)
    • Related Report
      2018 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] 線形化歩行モデルに基づく転倒の解析2018

    • Author(s)
      香川高弘
    • Organizer
      第19回計測自動制御学会システムインテグレーション部門講演会
    • Related Report
      2018 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] ロボット技術に基づく人の動作アシストシステムの研究開発2018

    • Author(s)
      香川高弘
    • Organizer
      第120回AITオープンフォーラム
    • Related Report
      2018 Research-status Report
    • Invited
  • [Presentation] 運動機能の障害と生活支援ロボット2018

    • Author(s)
      香川高弘
    • Organizer
      大学コンソーシアムせとカレッジ講座
    • Related Report
      2018 Research-status Report
    • Invited

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Published: 2018-04-23   Modified: 2022-01-27  

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