2013 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
Development of strength index of human bones by using natural frequencies of bones and evaluation of muscle forces
| Project/Area Number |
23500651
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
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| Allocation Type | Multi-year Fund |
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| Section | 一般 |
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| Research Field |
Rehabilitation science/Welfare engineering
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| Research Institution | Kobe University |
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Principal Investigator |
YANO SUMIO 神戸大学, 人間発達環境学研究科, 教授 (20115306)
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| Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) |
FUKUDA Hiroya 神戸大学, 大学院・人間発達環境学研究科, 准教授 (90294256)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2011 – 2013
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| Keywords | 健康・福祉工学 / 生体特性 |
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| Research Abstract |
In order to evaluate the quality and strength of human bones, cross sectional areas of bones and muscles of forearm were calculated from computed tomography (CT) image analysis. Then mechanical indexes involving the effect of muscle forces were proposed and the aging porperty was investigated. For comparison the bone mineral density and the strength index by using natural frequency of forearm bones corresponding to Young's modulus were calculated. The proposed indexes with respect to bending and compression showed the tendency to decrease with aging similarly to the bone mineral density and the strength index. Bending and compression properties of thin films of sensors were investigated for revealing the loading relationship between bones and muscle force and measuring those forces, and then the usage as a force sensor was ascertained.
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