Development of fall risk evaluation system

2014 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 23680062
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (A)
• Allocation Type: Single-year Grants
• Research Field: Rehabilitation science/Welfare engineering
• Research Institution: National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology
• Principal Investigator: KOBAYASHI Yoshiyuki 独立行政法人産業技術総合研究所, デジタルヒューマン工学研究センター, 主任研究員 (00409682)
• Project Period (FY): 2011-04-01 – 2015-03-31
• Keywords: バイオメカニクス / 歩行 / 転倒 / センサ / デジタルヒューマンモデル

Outline of Final Research Achievements

The falling of elderly people is a major public health problem around the world. This study aimed to develop a fall risk assessment system. We conduct following 3 studies: 1) development of trip risk assessment system using force sensors, 2) understanding of gait features of fallers, and 3) development of fall risk　assessment system using an accelerometer.
Based on the results of our study, we developed 2 types of fall risk assessment system: one with force sensors and another with accelerometer.

Free Research Field

バイオメカニクス