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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 06, 2010
Filed:
Sep. 07, 2005
Akira Kuramori, Kanagawa, JP;
Noritaka Koguchi, Kanagawa, JP;
Tsugutake Sadoyama, Ibaraki, JP;
Masayoshi Kamijo, Nagano, JP;
Akira Kuramori, Kanagawa, JP;
Noritaka Koguchi, Kanagawa, JP;
Tsugutake Sadoyama, Ibaraki, JP;
Masayoshi Kamijo, Nagano, JP;
The Yokohama Rubber Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A workability evaluating apparatus comprises a myoelectric potential detecting unit, a signal processing unit, an arithmetic operation unit, and an output unit. The myoelectric potential detecting unit detects time-series fluctuations in myoelectric potentials of at least one pair of muscles, which show antagonistic activities while operating equipment among muscles of an operator used to operate the equipment, as myoelectric potential signals. The signal processing unit processes the detected myoelectric potentials. The arithmetic operation unit calculates time-series data of a first correlation coefficient in a specified sampling time between signals obtained by processing the myoelectric potential signals from the pair of antagonistic muscles, and performs evaluation of workability in operating the equipment by using the calculated time-series data. The output unit outputs a result of the performed evaluation.