Myoelectric controlled trunk orthosis to support rollover of patients with cancer bone metastasis

2011 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 22700582
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
• Allocation Type: Single-year Grants
• Research Field: Rehabilitation science/Welfare engineering
• Research Institution: Waseda University
• Principal Investigator: ANDO Takeshi 早稲田大学, 理工学術院, 研究員 (40535283)
• Project Period (FY): 2010 – 2011
• Keywords: 知能機械 / 看護学

Research Abstract

Based on a pneumatic artificial rubber muscle(PARM) to restrict trunk-twisting range of motion(ROM), a robotic trunk orthosis was developed to support the rollover movement of cancer bone metastasis patients. The specifications of the robotic orthosis were determined so that it could perform in the same way as a traditional hard orthosis. Systems of the robotic orthosis were evaluated for detecting the intention of rollover using the electromyogram(EMG) signal, recognizing rollover by a micro macro neural network, and restricting trunk ROM using PARM. Through experimentation, the effectiveness of the robotic orthosis in rollover movements was confirmed by comparing its capability to restrict ROM with that of the customized hard orthosis.

Research Products

• [Journal Article] Myoelectric Controlled Exoskeletal Elbow Robot to Suppress Essential Tremor : Extraction of Elbow Flexion Movement Using STFTs and TDNN (2012)
  • Author(s): Takeshi Ando, Masaki Watanabe, Keigo Nishimoto, Yuya Matsumoto, Masatoshi Seki and Masakatsu G. Fujie
  • Journal Title: Journal of Robotics and Mechatronics Volume: 24(1) Pages: 141-149
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] 電動ベッドに後付け可能な起立支援機器の提案 (2012)
  • Author(s): 安藤健, 山田憲嗣, 清水佐知子, 大野ゆう子
  • Journal Title: 日本機械学会論文集C編 Volume: Vol.78(785) Pages: 151-162
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Micro Macro Neural Network to Recognize Rollover Movement (2011)
  • Author(s): Takeshi Ando, Jun Okamoto, Masakatsu G. Fujie
  • Journal Title: Advanced Robotics Volume: 25(1-2) Pages: 253-271
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Response Evaluation of Rollover Recognition in Myoelectric Controlled Orthosis Using Pneumatic Rubber Muscle for Cancer Bone Metastasis Patients (2011)
  • Author(s): Takeshi Ando, Jun Okamoto, Mitsuru Takahashi, Masakatsu G. Fujie
  • Journal Title: Journal of Robotics and Mechatronics Volume: 23(2) Pages: 302-309
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Intelligent Trunk Orthosis to Support Rollover of Cancer Bone Metastasis Patients (2010)
  • Author(s): Takeshi Ando, You Kobayashi, Jun Okamoto, Mitsuru Takahashi, Masakatsu G. Fujie
  • Journal Title: IEEE/ASME Transactions on Mechatronics Volume: Vol.15, No.2 Pages: 181-190
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] がん骨転移患者の寝返り支援に向けた筋電制御型体幹回旋拘束装具の開発
  • Author(s): 安藤健, 岡本淳, 藤江正克
  • Journal Title: バイオメカニズム Volume: Vol.21
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Presentation] がん骨転移患者の寝返り支援に向けた筋電制御型体幹回旋拘束装具の開発 (2011)
  • Author(s): 安藤健, 岡本淳, 藤江正克
  • Organizer: 第22回バイオメカニズムシンポジウム
  • Year and Date: 20110000
• [Presentation] Repeatability Analysis of Rollover Recognition in Changing Myoelectric Electrode Condition (2011)
  • Author(s): Takeshi Ando, Masakatsu G. Fujie
  • Organizer: 33rd Annual International Conference of the IEEE EMBS
  • Year and Date: 20110000
• [Presentation] EMG based Design and Evaluation of Micro Macro Neural Network for Rollover Support Trunk Orthosis (2010)
  • Author(s): Ando Takeshi, Okamoto Jun, Mitsuru Takahashi and Masakatsu G. Fujie
  • Organizer: Proceedings of 2010 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation
  • Year and Date: 20100000
• [Presentation] 骨転移がん患者用体幹装具におけるEMDを考慮した寝返り認識システムの評価 (2010)
  • Author(s): 安藤健, 岡本淳, 高橋満, 藤江正克
  • Organizer: 日本機械学会ロボティクス・メカトロニクス講演会(ROBOMEC) 2010
  • Year and Date: 20100000
• [Presentation] Myoelectric controlled exoskeltal robot to suppress essential tremor : Extraction of elbow flexion movement using STFTs (2010)
  • Author(s): Takeshi Ando, Masaki Watanabe, Masatoshi Seki, Masakatsu G. Fujie
  • Organizer: International conference on Advanced Mechatronics
  • Year and Date: 20100000
• [Book] リハビリテーション工学と福祉最近の動向高齢者・障害者・有病者を支援するロボット,リハビリテーション研究 (2011)
  • Author(s): 藤江正克, 安藤健
  • Total Pages: 16-21
• [Book] 専門家間の科学技術相互理解-医工連携-,日本機械学会誌 (2011)
  • Author(s): 藤江正克, 安藤健, 小林洋
  • Total Pages: 114(1107), 94-95
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