Development of evaluation, improvement, and assist methods for preventing falls using 3 pairs muscle model of lower limbs

2017 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 26350658
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Rehabilitation science/Welfare engineering
• Research Institution: Mie University
• Principal Investigator: Hirai Junji 三重大学, 工学研究科, 招へい教授 (30345996)
• Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha): 駒田 諭 三重大学, 工学研究科, 教授 (10215387) ; 西村 明展 三重大学, 医学系研究科, 講師 (10508526)
• Project Period (FY): 2014-04-01 – 2018-03-31
• Keywords: 筋骨格 / 筋力評価 / 筋活動度 / 肢

Outline of Final Research Achievements

The following researches are performed to realize a method to add minimum amount of muscle force for lower limbs of elderly people with loss of muscle strength.
1. Development of a muscle strength measurement system of lower limbs precisely and easily 2. Measurement of muscle strength of lower limbs of elderly people using the aforementioned equipment 3. Development of a system to compensate for shortage of muscle strength

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