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Improvement of human movement using haptic sensory information through wearing clothing in daily life

Research Project

Project/Area Number 18K06455
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)

Allocation TypeMulti-year Fund
Section一般
Review Section Basic Section 45060:Applied anthropology-related
Research InstitutionOkayama Prefectural University (2020-2021)
Kyushu Kyoritsu University (2018-2019)

Principal Investigator

OSHITA Kazushige  岡山県立大学, 情報工学部, 准教授 (10615826)

Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) 福田 博也  神戸大学, 人間発達環境学研究科, 准教授 (90294256)
Project Period (FY) 2018-04-01 – 2022-03-31
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 2021)
Budget Amount *help
¥3,380,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,600,000、Indirect Cost: ¥780,000)
Fiscal Year 2020: ¥780,000 (Direct Cost: ¥600,000、Indirect Cost: ¥180,000)
Fiscal Year 2019: ¥1,040,000 (Direct Cost: ¥800,000、Indirect Cost: ¥240,000)
Fiscal Year 2018: ¥1,560,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,200,000、Indirect Cost: ¥360,000)
Keywordsライトタッチ効果 / 歩行 / 姿勢動揺 / 筋活動 / 袴 / キルト / トレーニングウェア / 衣類 / 歩行能力 / 学習効果 / インターナルフォーカス / 肘屈曲運動 / 歩幅 / 触覚 / 二点弁別閾 / 姿勢制御 / 動作学習
Outline of Final Research Achievements

Providing additional haptic sensory information through a lightly (< 1N) touching to a fixed object resulted in decreased postural sway during standing. This "light touch effect" suggests that haptic sensory input primarily provides information about body orientation. This study applied this effect in various clothing models. For instance, wearing a fluttering cloth wrapped around the waist and extending to the lower leg was effective in improving gait performance. Therefore, wearing clothing which has a certain amount of space between the material and the body and that makes contact with the body as it moves may enhance individuals' perceptions of their body orientation. Furthermore, such a clothing shape were also effective for motor learning of gait performance. These results suggest that a skirt-like outfit such as the hakama in Japan or kilts in Scotland may be effective to improve human movements as compared with trouser-like clothing that is in continuous contact with the legs.

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

衣類の役割は環境気候への適応,身体防護,生活活動適応(着心地やデザイン)や制服として統一するなど社会的側面を有する.近年,人間工学の発展や新繊維の開発に伴い機能的側面も持つようになり,圧力や張力などを活用し,身体機能向上を図る衣類も多い.しかし,これらの機能に頼り過ぎることで,ヒトの本来持つ機能がかえって低下することも考えられる.一方,触覚に目を向けると,鳶職人が着用する裾の広い鳶服は,空間や空気の流れを感知でき,足元周りの認識が高まると言われている.そのため,衣類からの触覚情報を活かすことで,ヒトの本来持つ運動機能などの能力を引き出す一手段になり得ることを本研究結果は示唆している.

Report

(5 results)
  • 2021 Annual Research Report   Final Research Report ( PDF )
  • 2020 Research-status Report
  • 2019 Research-status Report
  • 2018 Research-status Report

Research Products

(11 results)

All 2021 2020 2019 2018

All Journal Article (7 results) (of which Peer Reviewed: 7 results,  Open Access: 3 results) Presentation (4 results) (of which Int'l Joint Research: 4 results)

  • [Journal Article] Immediate after-effects of shapes of clothing worn on tandem gait performance2021

    • Author(s)
      Oshita Kazushige
    • Journal Title

      Acta of Bioengineering and Biomechanics

      Volume: 23 Pages: 79-85

    • DOI

      10.37190/abb-01847-2021-02

    • Related Report
      2021 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
  • [Journal Article] Tactile Cue by Touching the Agonist Muscle Increases the Muscle Activity During Arm Curl Exercise2021

    • Author(s)
      Oshita K.
    • Journal Title

      IFMBE Proc

      Volume: 82 Pages: 295-300

    • DOI

      10.1007/978-3-030-66169-4_36

    • Related Report
      2020 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Effect of internal focus of attention with touching cue on the agonist muscle activity during exercise2021

    • Author(s)
      Oshita K.
    • Journal Title

      J Hum Sport Exerc

      Volume: 16

    • DOI

      10.14198/jhse.2021.16.proc2.04

    • Related Report
      2020 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
  • [Journal Article] Influence of Haptic Sensory Input through Different Kinds of Clothing on Gait Performance2020

    • Author(s)
      Oshita K., Yano S.
    • Journal Title

      Appl Sci

      Volume: 10 Pages: 7590-7590

    • DOI

      10.3390/app10217590

    • Related Report
      2020 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
  • [Journal Article] Tactile cue by touching the agonist muscle increases the muscle activity during arm curl exercise2020

    • Author(s)
      Oshita K.
    • Journal Title

      IFMBE Proc

      Volume: 印刷中

    • Related Report
      2019 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Influence of tactile sensitivity in the finger on postural control while using the light touch effect2019

    • Author(s)
      Oshita K., Yano S.
    • Journal Title

      Conf Proc IEEE Eng Med Biol Soc

      Volume: 印刷中

    • Related Report
      2018 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Effect of haptic sensory input from the wearing of cloth on gait performance2018

    • Author(s)
      Oshita K., Yano S.
    • Journal Title

      Gait Posture

      Volume: 65 (S1) Pages: 301-302

    • DOI

      10.1016/j.gaitpost.2018.06.195

    • Related Report
      2018 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Presentation] Tactile Cue by Touching the Agonist Muscle Increases the Muscle Activity During Arm Curl Exercise2021

    • Author(s)
      Oshita K.
    • Organizer
      The 11th Asian Pacific Conference on Medical and Biological Engineering
    • Related Report
      2020 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Tactile cue by touching the agonist muscle increases the muscle activity during arm curl exercise2020

    • Author(s)
      Oshita K.
    • Organizer
      The 11th Asian Pacific Conference on Medical and Biological Engineering
    • Related Report
      2019 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Influence of tactile sensitivity in the finger on postural control while using the light touch effect2019

    • Author(s)
      Oshita K., Yano S.
    • Organizer
      41st IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Conference
    • Related Report
      2018 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Effect of haptic sensory input from the wearing of cloth on gait performance2018

    • Author(s)
      Oshita K., Yano S.
    • Organizer
      27th Annual Meeting of the European Society for Movement Analysis in Adults and Children
    • Related Report
      2018 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research

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Published: 2018-04-23   Modified: 2023-01-30  

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