2019
Session ID : 2A1-G08
Conference information
Host: The Japan Society of Mechanical Engineers
Name : [in Japanese]
Date : June 05, 2019 - June 08, 2019
Development of Human-size Swallowing Robot
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Host: The Japan Society of Mechanical Engineers
Name : [in Japanese]
Date : June 05, 2019 - June 08, 2019
Swallow is an important part of the dietary process. However, the number of the patients with swallowing disorder is increasing. The process of swallowing is a very fast reflex action and therefore the mechanism has not yet to be solved. Instruments for observing swallow has been developing, for example, the Cine MRI, X-ray video, and endoscope. They all supply the fundamental information to analyze the actions that occurs inside the body. By using these analysis results of Cine MRI and X-ray video in terms of swallowing motion, we have been developing the swallowing robot which can mimic the human swallowing motion.
