Title :
Development on smart suit for dairy work assistance
Author :
Nara, Hiroyuki ; Kusaka, Takuya ; Tanaka, T. ; Yamagishi, Tatsuya ; Ogura, Shotaroh
Author_Institution :
Grad. Sch. of Inf. Sci. & Technol., Hokkaido Univ., Sapporo, Japan
Abstract :
Our purpose in this study is to achieve an independent life and a social involvement for the elderly using KEIROKA Technology(fatigue-reduction) which makes it possible to improve the quality of chores and occupations by removing excessive strain and tiredness. The authors have developed power assist suits named “smart suit”. The authors have evaluated the effect that the purpose of dairy work assistance, to measure EMG of the worker, compared to the potential of the surface of the non-wearing and wearing “smart suit”.
Keywords :
electromyography; geriatrics; KEIROKA technology; dairy work assistance; fatigue-reduction; power assist suits; smart suit; surface EMG; Aging; Educational institutions; Electromyography; Materials; Muscles; Senior citizens; Snow;
Conference_Titel :
Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (EMBC), 2013 35th Annual International Conference of the IEEE
Conference_Location :
Osaka
DOI :
10.1109/EMBC.2013.6610132
