TY - GEN
T1 - Experimental evaluation of upper limb function by using the mechanical power factor
AU - Osada, Shin'ichi
AU - Mizoguchi, Takahiro
AU - Shimono, Tomoyuki
AU - Ohnishi, Kouhei
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2016 IEEE.
PY - 2016/12/21
Y1 - 2016/12/21
N2 - Functional recovery for paralyzed patients is realized by repetition of trainings with advice from the therapist. However, in clinical practice, output function of patients is evaluated by qualitative way. For effective training, therapists must quantitatively evaluate the patient's limbs function. To improve this matter, evaluation method of human motion using mechanical power factor is proposed in this study. 'Power factor' has also been used in the electrical system, it can be applied to the mechanical system based on an analogy. In electrical system, power factor represents the percentage of power that is effectively consumed by the load impedance. By using mechanical power factor, impedance characteristics of upper limbs can be acquired. This paper describes the concept of power factor in mechanical system and the evaluation method of upper limb function by using mechanical power factor.
AB - Functional recovery for paralyzed patients is realized by repetition of trainings with advice from the therapist. However, in clinical practice, output function of patients is evaluated by qualitative way. For effective training, therapists must quantitatively evaluate the patient's limbs function. To improve this matter, evaluation method of human motion using mechanical power factor is proposed in this study. 'Power factor' has also been used in the electrical system, it can be applied to the mechanical system based on an analogy. In electrical system, power factor represents the percentage of power that is effectively consumed by the load impedance. By using mechanical power factor, impedance characteristics of upper limbs can be acquired. This paper describes the concept of power factor in mechanical system and the evaluation method of upper limb function by using mechanical power factor.
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U2 - 10.1109/IECON.2016.7793207
DO - 10.1109/IECON.2016.7793207
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:85010042098
T3 - IECON Proceedings (Industrial Electronics Conference)
SP - 6415
EP - 6420
BT - Proceedings of the IECON 2016 - 42nd Annual Conference of the Industrial Electronics Society
PB - IEEE Computer Society
T2 - 42nd Conference of the Industrial Electronics Society, IECON 2016
Y2 - 24 October 2016 through 27 October 2016
ER -