An estimation of the force for lifting the buttocks at seat-off based on the plantar information

Author

Sugimura, Yukinobu ; Wada, Chikamune

Author_Institution

Kyushu Inst. of Technol., Kitakyushu

fYear

2007

fDate

17-20 Oct. 2007

Firstpage

2389

Lastpage

2392

Abstract

The purpose of this research was to estimate the force for lifting the buttocks at seat-off based on the plantar information. First, we estimated the time of seat-off and calculated force for lifting the buttocks at seat-off from data gathered in a standing-up experiment using our pressure measurement system. Second, we measured force for lifting the buttocks at seat-off by means of a pull force measurement setup. Then, we compared the calculated and the measured forces for lifting the buttocks at seat-off The results were as follows: 1) the time of seat-off was almost identical to the time when the vertical reaction force was largest, and 2) the calculated force for lifting the buttocks at seat-off was almost equal to the measured force for lifting the buttocks at seat-off We believe that the force for lifting the buttocks at seat-off can be estimated from the plantar information.

Keywords

biomedical engineering; force measurement; gait analysis; geriatrics; pressure measurement; buttocks lifting; elderly assistance; force estimation; force measurement; plantar information; pressure measurement system; vertical reaction force; Buttocks; Foot; Force measurement; Force sensors; Life estimation; Magnetic field measurement; Motion estimation; Motion measurement; Pressure measurement; Switches; Motion analysis; Plantar; Standing-up; Vertical reaction force;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Control, Automation and Systems, 2007. ICCAS '07. International Conference on

Conference_Location

Seoul

Print_ISBN

978-89-950038-6-2

Electronic_ISBN

978-89-950038-6-2

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ICCAS.2007.4406761

Filename

4406761