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Construction of an intelligent massage system based on human skin–muscle elasticity
Author(s) -
Teramae Tatsuya,
Kushida Daisuke,
Takemori Fumiaki,
Kitamura Akira
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
electronics and communications in japan
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.131
H-Index - 13
eISSN - 1942-9541
pISSN - 1942-9533
DOI - 10.1002/ecj.10359
Subject(s) - massage , realizability , computer science , physical therapy , physical medicine and rehabilitation , simulation , medicine , alternative medicine , algorithm , pathology
Current massage chairs realize massage motion and force designed by a professional masseur. However, a massage force appropriate to the user cannot be provided by massage chairs using this method. On the other hand, a professional masseur can provide appropriate massage force to more than one patient, because the masseur considers the physical condition of the patient. This paper proposes a method of applying this masseur procedure to massage chairs. The proposed method is based on estimation of the physical condition of the user, choice of the massage force based on the physical condition, and realization of the massage force by force control. The realizability of the proposed method was verified by an experimental study using the massage chair. © 2011 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Electron Comm Jpn, 94(10): 26–33, 2011; Published online in Wiley Online Library ( wileyonlinelibrary.com ). DOI 10.1002/ecj.10359