| Presentation | 2010-11-18 Virtual Walking System for Smart Aging Ryouta SUGIHARA, Norihiro SUGITA, Noriyasu HOMMA, Makoto YOSHIZAWA, |
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| Abstract(in English) | In this study, a novel virtual walking system has been developed for putting the concept of advocating a positive acceptance of the later stages of life or aging, called smart aging, into practice. An essential core of the system can be found in balancing between virtual and real worlds for old people to use pleasantly and safely. The system consists of a laptop computer, micro-projectors, and a completely new screen system mounted on the walking frame, called "walking frame mounted display (WFMD)." Users can physically walk with pleasure by the virtual reality technology and safely by the WFMD in the virtual world. Furthermore, by using the video game controller "Wii Remote" as the sensor, the system is sufficiently inexpensive for home use. Experimental results clearly demonstrate the effectiveness of the system compared to the virtual reality system with conventional head mounted display. |
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| Keyword(in English) | Smart Aging / Virtual Reality / Walking / Walking Frame / Wii Remote |
| Paper # | MBE2010-42 |
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| Committee | MBE |
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| Conference Date | 2010/11/11(1days) |
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| Registration To | ME and Bio Cybernetics (MBE) |
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| Language | JPN |
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| Title (in English) | Virtual Walking System for Smart Aging |
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| Keyword(1) | Smart Aging |
| Keyword(2) | Virtual Reality |
| Keyword(3) | Walking |
| Keyword(4) | Walking Frame |
| Keyword(5) | Wii Remote |
| 1st Author's Name | Ryouta SUGIHARA |
| 1st Author's Affiliation | Graduate School of Biomedical Engineering, Tohoku University() |
| 2nd Author's Name | Norihiro SUGITA |
| 2nd Author's Affiliation | Cyberscience Center, Tohoku University |
| 3rd Author's Name | Noriyasu HOMMA |
| 3rd Author's Affiliation | Cyberscience Center, Tohoku University |
| 4th Author's Name | Makoto YOSHIZAWA |
| 4th Author's Affiliation | Cyberscience Center, Tohoku University |
| Date | 2010-11-18 |
| Paper # | MBE2010-42 |
| Volume (vol) | vol.110 |
| Number (no) | 294 |
| Page | pp.pp.- |
| #Pages | 6 |
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