A Study of Stimulation Timing based on Cycling Velocity for FES-Cycling Wheelchair
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- MURAKAMI Takuya
- Graduate School of Biomedical Eng., Tohoku University
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- OHASHI Kento
- Graduate School of Eng., Tohoku University
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- WATANABE Takashi
- Graduate School of Biomedical Eng., Tohoku University
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- HANDA Yasunobu
- Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine
Bibliographic Information
- Other Title
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- FES足漕ぎ車椅子における走行速度に基づく刺激タイミングの検討 (MEとバイオサイバネティックス)
- FES足漕ぎ車椅子における走行速度に基づく刺激タイミングの検討
- FES ソク コギ クルマイス ニ オケル ソウコウ ソクド ニ モトズク シゲキ タイミング ノ ケントウ
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Abstract
This study aimed at developing cycling wheelchair rehabilitation system using FES, which is compact and easy to use at clinical site. We developed a simple FES control system that did not need extensive modification of the wheelchair using a wireless inertial sensor and wireless electrical stimulators and appropriate muscles for FES cycling were found. However, cycling speeds of FES cycling were slower and less stable than voluntary cycling. In this report, a method of determination of stimulation timing considering the cycling speed and the muscle reaction time was proposed and tested. It was shown that the cycling speed was raised and became stable.
Journal
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- IEICE technical report. ME and bio cybernetics
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IEICE technical report. ME and bio cybernetics 112 (479), 65-68, 2013-03-13
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