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2003 Fiscal Year Final Research Report Summary

Research on an assist system for sustaining the variety of activities of the aged people in house considering QOL

Research Project

Project/Area Number 14580481
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)

Allocation TypeSingle-year Grants
Section一般
Research Field 社会システム工学
Research InstitutionOKAYAMA UNIVERSITY

Principal Investigator

KAJIHARA Yasuhiro  Okayama University, Faculty of Engineering, Associate professor, 工学部, 助教授 (70224409)

Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) MUNESAWA Yoshiomi  Okayama University, Faculty of Engineering, Assistant, 工学部, 助手 (70274008)
OSAKI Hirokazu  Okayama University, Faculty of Engineering, Professor, 工学部, 教授 (60032942)
Project Period (FY) 2002 – 2003
KeywordsIndustrial Engineering / Human Engineering / Aged people / Activity of daily living / Virtual Reality / Monitoring
Research Abstract

We developed a monitoring system that watches the activities of the aged and a virtual reality system that can analyze the movements of the aged staying home for the purpose of extending the scope of activity of the aged. As for the monitoring system, we developed a recognition method that can make out human figures from input images though the brightness of a natural light and switching on and off of ceiling lights change the lightness of a room. Our movement analysis unit that takes advantage of virtual reality made it possible to analyze the effect of the dimension, such as height and depth, of furniture over the work posture of the aged and the locus of each part of their bodies in their daily life activities. In connection with this study, we also developed a movement simulation method that uses a human body link model. In this method, the upper body of a human being is represented by a link model having eight joints. In consideration of the physical characteristics of the aged, we set resistance to and constraints on the bending of each joint. We then specified the positions of fingers at the starting and ending points of movements and formulated the problem of finding the bending angle of each joint as a non-linear problem. Thanks to the use of a simulation model, now it is possible to make a simulation and an analysis of movements of the aged at any time and place.

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All Publications (14 results)

  • [Publications] Kazuya Tsunesada, Yasuhiro Kajihara他: "Monitoring System for Supporting the Self-reliance of the Elderly"Proceedings of the Sixth China-Japan International Conference on Industrial Management. 446-451 (2002)

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  • [Publications] Yasuhiro kajihara, Hirokazu Osaki, Yoshiomi Munesawa 他: "An Assistant System for Sustaining the Variety of Activities of the Aged People in House by the Use of Virtual Reality"Proceedings of 2002 Seventh International Pacific Conference on Manufacturing & Management. 101-106 (2002)

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  • [Publications] 梶原康博, 常定和也, 大崎紘一, 宗澤良臣: "高齢者の日常生活支援モニタリングシステムに関する研究"日本経営工学会平成14年度秋季研究大会予稿集. 22-23 (2002)

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  • [Publications] 常定和也, 梶原康博, 大崎紘一, 宗澤良臣: "高齢者のための天井吊り移動補助用具に関する研究"日本経営工学会平成15年度春季研究大会予稿集. 76-77 (2003)

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  • [Publications] 梶原康博, 大崎紘一, 宗澤良臣: "人体リンクモデルを用いた作業域設計手法に関する研究"日本経営工学会平成15年度秋季研究大会予稿集. 254-255 (2003)

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  • [Publications] 常定和也, 梶原康博, 宗澤良臣他: "高齢者活動範囲拡張支援システムに関する研究"第46回自動制御連合講演会講演概要集. 254-255 (2003)

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  • [Publications] 山本宏秋, 梶原康博, 宗澤良臣他: "VRを用いた組立作業訓練支援システムに関する研究"第41回自動制御連合講演会講演概要集. 1110-1113 (2003)

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  • [Publications] Kazuya Tsunesada: "Monitoring System for Supporting the Self-reliance of the Elderly"Proceedings of the Sixth China-Japan International Conference on Industrial Management. 446-451 (2002)

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  • [Publications] Yasuhiro Kajihara: "An Assistant System for Sustaining the Variety of Activities of the Aged People in House by the Use of Virtual Reality"Proceedings of 2002 Seventh International Pacific Conference on Manufacturing & Management. 101-106 (2002)

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  • [Publications] Yasuhiro Kajihara, Yoshiomi Munesawa: "A monitoring system for supporting ADL of the aged people"Proceeding of JIMA Annual Autumn Meeting. 22-23 (2002)

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  • [Publications] Kazuya Tsunesada, Yoshiomi Munesawa: "A sling unit for supporting the movement of aged people in house"Proceeding of JIMA Annual Spring Meeting. 76-73 (2003)

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  • [Publications] Yasuhiro kajihara: "A method for designing work area by the use of human link model"Proceeding of JIMA Annual Autumn Meeting. 254-255 (2003)

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  • [Publications] Kazuya Tsunesada: "Evaluation method of welfare facility design and layout to enhance the elderlyactivity by virtual reality"Proceeding of 46^<th> JACC. 1117-1119 (2003)

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  • [Publications] Hiroaki Yamamoto: "VR based the assembly work training system"Proceeding of 46^<th> JACC. 1110-1113 (2003)

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Published: 2005-04-19  

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