プリーツ構造を有する収縮型フィルム製ソフトアクチュエータを用いたフィッティング機能付きマッサージウェアの開発

抄録

Sustainable use of home healthcare devices requires high usability. For example, light weight, small size, simple operation method, and the like can be cited. In this study, we focus on shoulder massage equipment that is large and tends to have limited posture. In this paper, we propose a wearable massage wear using a soft actuator made of shrinkable film, and describe its principle and structure. Furthermore, two types of experiments were performed as evaluation experiments using them. We evaluated the fitting function that imitated the human body by measuring the distribution pressure on the human body as necessary. Next, the usefulness as a massage device was discussed by measuring the blood oxygen level.