| Project/Area Number |
24800087
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Research Activity Start-up
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| Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
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| Research Field |
Rehabilitation science/Welfare engineering
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| Research Institution | 国立障害者リハビリテーションセンター(研究所) |
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Principal Investigator |
KAWASE Toshihiro 国立障害者リハビリテーションセンター(研究所), 研究所 脳機能系障害研究部, 流動研究員 (40633904)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2012-08-31 – 2014-03-31
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| Project Status |
Completed (Fiscal Year 2013)
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| Budget Amount *help |
¥2,340,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,800,000、Indirect Cost: ¥540,000)
Fiscal Year 2013: ¥780,000 (Direct Cost: ¥600,000、Indirect Cost: ¥180,000)
Fiscal Year 2012: ¥1,560,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,200,000、Indirect Cost: ¥360,000)
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| Keywords | リハビリテーション / パワーアシスト / 表面筋電位 / ブレイン・マシン・インタフェース |
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| Research Abstract |
Biological signals are used to control robotic exoskeletons. Our research group has developed a Brain-Machine Interface (BMI)-based Occupational Therapy Assist Suit (BOTAS), which can be controlled by both electroencephalography (EEG) and electromyography (EMG) signals. We developed a new method for estimating the joint angles of the arms and hands for the BOTAS from EMG signals using mathematical musculoskeletal models. The participants could control the BOTAS empowered by the method. These results suggest that the method is potentially useful for controlling robotic exoskeletons in patients with paralyzed arms and fingers.
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