Abstract: A testing apparatus and testing method capable of efficiently evaluating the strength and durability of a lower-limb-type wearable motion assistance device without being affected by the gravity are implemented. Regarding the testing apparatus for evaluating the strength and durability by repeatedly applying an impact force to the lower-limb-type wearable motion assistance device, when a piston rod is excited at predetermined stroke length and operating speed in a state where a dummy doll wears the wearable motion assistance device, a reciprocable area of a stage relative to an impinging surface of a base is adjusted to make a measured value of a load cell exceed a predetermined reference value.

Abstract: This optoacoustic imaging device is provided with: a light source part for irradiating an object to be inspected with light; an ultrasonic vibrator for detecting an acoustic wave generated from a subject to be detected in the object to be inspected which has absorbed the light emitted from the light source part; and a detecting part disposed in a probe body and including an acoustic lens disposed closer to the tip side of the probe body than the ultrasonic vibrator, wherein the acoustic lens is configured to have a light absorbance of 1-30% and a light reflectance of less than 85% with respect to light which has a wavelength band of 650-1000 nm and is emitted from the light source part.

Abstract: Provided is a walking aid device capable of easily offering walking training by aiding the oscillation of the user's pelvis. The walking aid device comprises a drive part which supports each of at least two or more locations of the user's lumbar region, and applies external force independently to each of the supported locations; a gait recognition unit which recognizes the user's gait; and a control unit which sets the user's ideal walking motion pattern based on a recognition result of the gait recognition unit, and controls the external force applied by the drive part to each of the locations of the lumbar region so that the user's pelvis position within the lumbar region will oscillate to match the walking motion pattern.

Abstract: A performance evaluation apparatus and performance evaluation method capable of efficiently evaluating the performance of a wearable motion assistance device is provided, which assists motions of a wearer's lower back part. In a state where the wearable motion assistance device is secured and mounted on both femur links and a trunk link, torque acting on an axis line of a pitch direction relative to the trunk link for each hip joint is detected while controlling driving forces by first and second driving sources so that a posture of the trunk link and rotation angles of each hip joint and each knee joint virtually match motions of the lower back part of the wearer; and performance of an assist force by the wearable motion assistance device is evaluated based on a detection result of the torque according to drive control of the first and second driving sources.

Abstract: There is provided a motion reproducing system and a motion reproducing apparatus that store human motions and reproduce them. The motion reproducing system includes a data acquiring apparatus acquiring body motion data representing a motion of a subject during the motion, and transmitting the body motion data, a data managing apparatus receiving the body motion data from the data acquiring apparatus, the data managing apparatus including a memory storing the body motion data, and a motion reproducing apparatus receiving the body motion data stored in the memory from the data managing apparatus, and allowing a reproducer to reproduce the motion of the subject using the body motion data, the motion being performed at the time of acquisition of the body motion data.

Abstract: A wearing-type movement assistance device includes a frame to be worn on an upper limb of a wearer, a drive unit provided in each of joints of the frame, a biomedical signal detection unit detecting a biological potential signal of the wearer, a joint angle detection unit detecting an angle of each joint, and a control unit controlling the drive unit based on the biological potential signal and the angle of each joint. The frame includes a vertical frame, a shoulder frame that is laterally provided in a shoulder width direction from an upper end of the vertical frame, a first arm frame having one end coupled to the shoulder frame via a shoulder joint unit, and a second arm frame having one end coupled to the other end of the first arm frame via an intermediate joint unit and the other end connected to an elbow joint unit.

Abstract: A wearable action assisting device includes an optional control unit for generating a first instruction signal for generating power depending on a biological potential signal in a drive source, an autonomic control unit for generating a second instruction signal for generating power depending on a phase of a task of the wearer in the drive source, a generation unit for generating a drive current of the drive source based on the first and second instruction signals, a display unit having a screen displaying thereon a coordinate axis corresponding to a strength of the power, a detection unit for detecting the coordinate of a designated position in the screen, and a setting unit for extracting parameters corresponding to the detected coordinate from a table defining a correspondence between a coordinate in the screen and parameters of the signal processing, and for setting the extracted parameters in the optional control unit.

Abstract: A biopotential can be measured with high accuracy without the electrodes coming into direct contact with the skin and without being affected by any motion artifact. The present invention comprises a first lead which detects a biopotential containing noise components, a second lead which is electrically isolated from the first lead and detects noise components, and a differential amplifier circuit which is input with a first signal output from the first lead and a second signal output from the second lead, and which amplifies and outputs a difference between the first signal and the second signal, wherein a value of an input impedance on the second signal side of the differential amplifier circuit is set so that the noise components detected from the second lead will have a frequency that is higher than a frequency spectrum of the biopotential.

Abstract: A wearing-type movement assistance device includes a frame to be worn on an upper limb of a wearer, a drive unit provided in each of joints of the frame, a biomedical signal detection unit detecting a biological potential signal of the wearer, a joint angle detection unit detecting an angle of each joint, and a control unit controlling the drive unit based on the biological potential signal and the angle of each joint. The frame includes a vertical frame, a shoulder frame that is laterally provided in a shoulder width direction from an upper end of the vertical frame, a first arm frame having one end coupled to the shoulder frame via a shoulder joint unit, and a second arm frame having one end coupled to the other end of the first arm frame via an intermediate joint unit and the other end connected to an elbow joint unit.

Abstract: There is provided a motion reproducing system and a motion reproducing apparatus that store human motions and reproduce them. The motion reproducing system includes a data acquiring apparatus acquiring body motion data representing a motion of a subject during the motion, and transmitting the body motion data, a data managing apparatus receiving the body motion data from the data acquiring apparatus, the data managing apparatus including a memory storing the body motion data, and a motion reproducing apparatus receiving the body motion data stored in the memory from the data managing apparatus, and allowing a reproducer to reproduce the motion of the subject using the body motion data, the motion being performed at the time of acquisition of the body motion data.

Abstract: A diagnostic apparatus includes a stethoscope, an electrocardiac detector, a control unit, and an external unit. A sound detector is a chest piece to make contact with a patient's skin, and includes a first detector to detect a relatively high frequency and a second detector to detect a relatively low frequency. The electrocardiac detector includes electrodes to detect potentials associated with heart beats, and is provided on each of the first and second detectors. The control unit converts electrocardiac signals detected by the electrocardiac detector into radio signals that are transmitted to the external unit. The external unit is a portable terminal apparatus, and includes a display unit formed by a liquid crystal panel on a front surface thereof, an operation part including operation buttons and ten-key, and patient selection buttons to select reading of data of patients.

Abstract: Load measuring parts 50 and 52 are provided with reaction sensors 50a, 50b, 52a and 52b to measure loads at two positions, the tiptoe and the heel, on each sole of right and left feet of a wearing person 12. The reaction sensor 50a detects a reaction force to a load on a front side of the right foot (right tiptoe), the reaction sensor 50b detects a reaction force to a load on a rear side of the right foot (right heel), the reaction sensor 52a detects a reaction force to a load on a front side of the left foot (left tiptoe), and the reaction sensor 52b detects a reaction force to a load on a rear side of the left foot (left heel). The reaction sensors 50a, 50b, 52a and 52b are arranged to detect, based on a change of a capacitance, the loads on the right and left feet during a walk action. A change of the load accompanied with a shift of the weight and a contact between the wearing person's foot and the ground can be detected.

Abstract: An input device includes a transparent display panel configured to display a graphical interface, an input plate disposed above the display panel and composed of a material that transmits the graphical interface and allows infrared light to propagate through the input plate, an infrared-emitting unit disposed in contact with the input plate and configured to emit the infrared light into the input plate via a contact surface of the input plate, and an infrared detection unit disposed below the input plate and configured to detect diffused light of the infrared light which is generated at the input plate when the input plate is touched.

Abstract: Load measuring parts 50 and 52 are provided with reaction sensors 50a, 50b, 52a and 52b to measure loads at two positions, the tiptoe and the heel, on each sole of right and left feet of a wearing person 12. The reaction sensor 50a detects a reaction force to a load on a front side of the right foot (right tiptoe), the reaction sensor 50b detects a reaction force to a load on a rear side of the right foot (right heel), the reaction sensor 52a detects a reaction force to a load on a front side of the left foot (left tiptoe), and the reaction sensor 52b detects a reaction force to a load on a rear side of the left foot (left heel). The reaction sensors 50a, 50b, 52a and 52b are arranged to detect, based on a change of a capacitance, the loads on the right and left feet during a walk action. A change of the load accompanied with a shift of the weight and a contact between the wearing person's foot and the ground can be detected.