Journal of rehabilitation welfare engineering & assistive technology (재활복지공학회논문지)

Rehabilitation Engineering And Assistive Technology Society of Korea (한국재활복지공학회)
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Evaluation of Human Body Effects during Activities of Daily Living According to Body Weight Support Rate with Active Harness System

동적 하네스 체중지지율에 따른 일상생활 동작 시 인체영향평가

  • 송성미 (전북대학교 헬스케어공학과) ;
  • 유창호 (전북대학교 바이오메디컬공학부) ;
  • 김경 (사단법인 캠틱종합기술원) ;
  • 김재준 (사단법인 캠틱종합기술원) ;
  • 송원경 (국립재활원 재활연구소) ;
  • 홍철운 (전북대학교 바이오메디컬공학부) ;
  • 권대규 (전북대학교 바이오메디컬공학부)
  • Received : 2015.11.23
  • Accepted : 2016.01.08
  • Published : 2016.02.29
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Abstract

In this paper, we measured human body signals in order to verify a active harness system that we developed for gait and balance training. The experimental procedure was validated by tests with 20 healthy male subjects. They conducted motions of Activities of Daily Living(ADL)(Normal Walking, Stand-to-Sit, Sit-to-Stand, Stair Walking Up, and Stair Walking Down) according to body weight support rates (0%, 30%, 50% of subjects' body weight). The effectiveness of the active harness system is verified by using the results of foot pressure distribution. In normal walking, the decrease of fore-foot pressure, lateral soleus muscle and biceps femoris muscle were remarkable. The result of stand-to-sit results motion indicated that the rear-foot pressure and tibialis anterior muscle activities exceptionally decreased according to body weight support. The stair walking down show the marked drop of fore-foot pressure and rectus femoris muscle activities. The sit-to-stand and stair walking up activities were inadequate about the effect of body weight support because the velocity of body weight support system was slower than male's activity.

본 연구에서는 다자유도 동적 하네스 시스템을 개발하고 동적 하네스 체중지지에 따른 인체 영향평가를 하고자 한다. 건강한 성인 남성 20명을 대상으로 실험을 진행하였으며 평지보행, 앉기, 서기, 계단 오르기, 계단 내려오기 5가지 일상생활 동작을 수행하였다. 일상생활 동작 수행 시 각 피험자 체중의 0%, 30%, 50%에서의 근육 활성도와 족압 분포를 측정하였다. 근육 측정부위는 대퇴직근, 대퇴이두근, 전경골근, 외측 비복근이다. 하네스 체중지지율 증가에 따라 족압의 평균값은 전체적으로 감소하는 경향을 보였다. 평지보행에서는 체중지지율 증가에 따른 전족부의 압력의 감소폭이 크게 나타났으며 비복근과 대퇴이두근의 활성 감소를 보였다. 앉기 동작에서는 후족부의 족저 압력 감소폭이 크게 나타났으며 체중지지율에 따라 전경골근의 근육 활성이 감소하였다. 계단 내려오기 동작에서는 체중지지율 증가에 따라 전족부의 압력이 크게 감소하였고 대퇴직근의 활성감소가 크게 나타났다. 의자에서 일어나기동작과 계단 오르기 동작에서는 동적 하네스 체중지지효과가 미비하였으며 이는 속도가 건강한 성인 남성의 동작 수행 속도보다 느리기 때문이다. 후속 연구에서는 본 시스템을 개선하기 위한 연구가 지속되어져야 할 것이다.

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