Wearable Assistant: Integration of sensing and pattern recognition for motion and activity assistance and teaching

2015 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 25280075
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B)
• Allocation Type: Partial Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Human interface and interaction
• Research Institution: Kyoto University
• Principal Investigator: Nakamura Yuichi 京都大学, 学術情報メディアセンター, 教授 (40227947)
• Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha): AKITA Junichi 金沢大学, 電子情報学系, 教授 (10303265) ; TODA Masashi 熊本大学, 総合情報統括センター, 教授 (40336417) ; SAKURAZAWA Shigeru 公立はこだて未来大学, 複雑系知能学科, 准教授 (40325890)
• Project Period (FY): 2013-04-01 – 2016-03-31
• Keywords: ヒューマンインタフェース / 筋電位計測 / 画像センシング / 動作・行動支援 / ウェアラブルコンピュータ

Outline of Final Research Achievements

In this project, we investigated (1) design and verification of myoelectric sensing and tactile display for wearable assistant, (2) fine myoelectric measurements and analyses of the relation between signals and motion intention and internal states, (3) sensor fusion and dynamic modeling required for motion and behavior analyses. As outcomes, we obtained good results concerning, ring electrode array useful for the measurement fo deep layer muscles, tactle information display device with vibration, skin stretch, sound, etc., intention
and internal condition estimation by measuring reflection and muscle synergy, kinematic and dynamic modeling of human motion based on anatomy and kinesiology.

Free Research Field

情報メディア工学