Transactions of the Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers B (대한기계학회논문집B)

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Effect of a Elderly Walker on Joint Kinematics and Muscle Activities of Lower Extremities Using a Human Model

인체 모델을 이용한 노인 보행기의 하지관절 기구학과 근활성에 미치는 영향

  • Received : 2011.04.21
  • Accepted : 2011.09.22
  • Published : 2011.11.01
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Abstract

The purposes of this study were to develop a dynamic model of a human and to investigate the effect of a walker on an elderly subject's motions, such as sit-to-stand (STS) motion and normal gait, by using this model. A human model consisting of 15 segments and 14 joints was developed, embedded in $RecurDyn^{TM}$, and connected through a Simulink$^{(R)}$ interface with collected motion data. The model was validated by comparisons between joint kinematic results from inverse dynamics (Matlab$^{(R)}$-based in-house program) and from $RecurDyn^{TM}$ simulation during walking. The results indicate that the elderly walker induced a longer movement time in walking, such that the speed of joint flexion/extension was slower than that during a normal gait. The results showed that the muscle activities of parts of the ankle and hamstring were altered by use of the elderly walker. The technique used in this study could be very helpful in applications to biomechanical fields.

본 연구에서는 한국인 표준체형과 유사한 사람의 의료 영상 자료를 이용하여 인체 골격계 모델을 만들었다. 이를 동역학 해석 상용 소프웨트어인 $RecurDyn^{TM}$에 탑재시켜 인체 시뮬레이션 모듈을 개발하였고, 노인의 보행 동작해석을 통해 모델을 검증하여 보행기(elderly walker) 사용 유무에 따른 앉기-서기 및 보행을 분석하였다. 노인이 보행기를 사용하였을 때 앉기-서기 동작 시 하지관절 기구학의 변화는 미비하였고, 보행 시 각 관절의 가동범위가 조금 줄었고 동작시간이 상당히 길어졌다. 또한 근전도 해석결과 일부 발목 주변 근육들과 햄스트링 근육에서 근활성치가 줄거나 활성시간이 줄었다. 이러한 변화는 보행기를 통해 보행할 때 하지의 기여도가 감소했기 때문이라고 생각되었다. 본 연구를 통해 얻어진 시뮬레이션 기술은 여러 가지의 생체역학 연구에 널리 활용될 것으로 생각된다.

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