Title :
A virtual training sports system for measuring human hand impedance
Author :
Takeda, Yusaku ; Tanaka, Yoshiyuki ; Tsuji, Toshio
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Artificial Complex Syst. Eng., Hiroshima Univ., Japan
Abstract :
The dynamic characteristics of human upper extremities are usually expressed by mechanical impedance. Although many studies have discussed human impedance characteristics, there are no reports on the practical application of human impedance to rehabilitation. This paper proposes a new virtual training system which can measure task-related impedance of a trainee. The proposed system utilizes the robot consisting of direct drive type slider table to evaluate trainee´s hand impedance quantitatively. Experimental results show that human hand impedance is possible to be estimated in the preliminary phase of motion during virtual sports.
Keywords :
computer based training; mechanical variables control; robots; sport; virtual reality; direct drive type slider table; dynamic characteristics; human hand impedance measurement; human upper extremities; impedance control; rehabilitation; robot; trainee task related impedance; virtual training sports system; Anthropometry; Force measurement; Humans; Impedance measurement; Mechanical variables measurement; Motion estimation; Muscles; Musculoskeletal system; Systems engineering and theory; Viscosity;
Conference_Titel :
Advanced Intelligent Mechatronics, 2003. AIM 2003. Proceedings. 2003 IEEE/ASME International Conference on
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7759-1
DOI :
10.1109/AIM.2003.1225464
