2009 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
Robotic simulation of swallowing disorder
Project/Area Number |
19592189
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Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
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Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
Section | 一般 |
Research Field |
Pathobiological dentistry/Dental radiology
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Research Institution | Asahi University |
Principal Investigator |
KATSUMATA Akitoshi Asahi University, 歯学部, 准教授 (30195143)
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Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) |
IIDA Yukihiro 朝日大学, 歯学部, 助教 (60350873)
FUJISHITA Masami 朝日大学, 歯学部, 教授 (50028809)
TAKANISHI Atuo 早稲田大学, 理工学術院, 教授 (50179462)
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Project Period (FY) |
2007 – 2009
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Keywords | 医療・福祉 / 嚥下障害 / 誤嚥 / ロボット / シミュレーション |
Research Abstract |
We performed an in-vitro video fluoroscopic swallow study (VFSS) simulation using a robot system that is consisted of artificial tongue, pharynx and mandible. The swallowing robot has wire drive mechanism (16 actuators) these were implemented based on the arrangement of human muscles with respect with the tongue and mandible in anatomy. Then a simulation VFSS to observe the movement of the test foods and liquids on the oral-pharyngeal cavity was performed. VFSS images showed that a robot enables to simulate the movement of human mandible and tongue at swallowing.
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Research Products
(4 results)