The study of the method for controlling contact pressure distribution between human and body support surface

2014 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 25882054
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Research Activity Start-up
• Allocation Type: Single-year Grants
• Research Field: Rehabilitation science/Welfare engineering
• Research Institution: National Rehabilitation Center for Persons with Disabilities
• Principal Investigator: TAKASHIMA Atsushi 国立障害者リハビリテーションセンター(研究所), 研究所 福祉機器開発部, 研究員 (90711284)
• Project Period (FY): 2013-08-30 – 2015-03-31
• Keywords: 体圧分布制御 / 3次元曲面生成 / 褥瘡予防

Outline of Final Research Achievements

Pressure ulcer is one of the biggest problems for an elderly person and a person with disabilities. In this study, we proposed the method to build three dimensional surface which fits the bumpy body surface. We measured the body pressure distribution between a human body and a contact surface of an assistive device. From the pressure distribution, we calculated suitable three dimensional surface shape. And we demonstrated the surface maintained the body pressure distribution evenly low, even though the material of the surface was hard.

Free Research Field

福祉工学，制御工学