J33 高齢者健康支援のための把握力計測システムの開発 : 回生を利用したトレーニング機能の可能性について(J3 生体工学(バイオエンジニアリング))

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New measuring and training method of muscle power for elderly seniors has been proposed in this paper. The method utilizes not "spring" that is used for conventional measurement instruments for muscle, but small "generator" that is used for charging battery. Our previous study clarified that this method can measure not only the muscle power, but also reflection time and muscle strength without any physical stress on old-old subject. This paper describes that another advantage of employing generator. The advantage is that generator can work as "regenerating brake". This means that the braking force can be used as the load for training or rehabilitation. If this function could be realize, total analyzing and rehabilitation system would be produced with a compact device body. Therefore the feasibility of the proposed method as a training system is investigated. Experimental results show the efficiency of the proposed method and system.
2009-03-18