Title :
Control mechanism of an autonomous jaw-movement simulator, JSN/1C, during open-close movement
Author :
Hayashi, Toyohiko ; Tanaka, Sumie ; Nakajima, Shin-ichi ; Kobayashi, Hiroshi ; Yamada, Yoshiaki ; Miyakawa, Michio
Author_Institution :
Graduate Sch. of Sci. & Technol., Niigata Univ., Japan
fDate :
31 Oct-3 Nov 1996
Abstract :
In order to clarify the control mechanism of jaw movements, the authors developed a robotized jaw simulator, JSN/1C, equipped with cable-tendon DC-servo actuators simulating masseter, lateral-pterygoid and digastric muscles. This simulator also incorporated a life-like compliance-control mechanism of the actuators, employing data of bite-force, tooth contact, cable-tension and cable-length. This updated mechanism enables the simulator to perform more natural open-close movements
Keywords :
actuators; biocontrol; biological techniques; biomechanics; muscle; robots; servomechanisms; JSN/1C; actuators; autonomous jaw-movement simulator; bite-force; cable-length; cable-tendon DC-servo actuators; cable-tension; control mechanism; digastric muscles; lateral-pterygoid; life-like compliance-control mechanism; masseter; open-close movement; robotized jaw simulator; tooth contact; Actuators; Biological control systems; Biological system modeling; Biosensors; Communication cables; Control systems; Couplings; Force measurement; Medical simulation; Muscles;
Conference_Titel :
Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, 1996. Bridging Disciplines for Biomedicine. Proceedings of the 18th Annual International Conference of the IEEE
Conference_Location :
Amsterdam
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-3811-1
DOI :
10.1109/IEMBS.1996.651890
