Development of 6-Axis Material Tester for Measuring Mechanical Spine Properties

Motoyoshi Fujiwara; Takanori Masuda; Tadashi Inaba; Takaya Katoh; Yuichi Kasai; Satoru Ito

doi:10.20965/jrm.2006.p0160

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JRM Vol.18 No.2 pp. 160-166

doi: 10.20965/jrm.2006.p0160

(2006)

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Development of 6-Axis Material Tester for Measuring Mechanical Spine Properties

Motoyoshi Fujiwara^, Takanori Masuda^, Tadashi Inaba^,
Takaya Katoh^, Yuichi Kasai^, and Satoru Ito^

^*Metals Lab., Mie Prefectural Science and Technology Promotion Center, 208 Nishiyama, Shichi, Kuwana, Mie 514-0937, Japan

^**Faculty of Engineering, Mie University

^***Research Center For Creation, Mie University

^****Faculty of Medicine, Mie University

^*****FUSO Machine Works Ltd.

Received:

November 2, 2005

Accepted:

March 13, 2006

Published:

April 20, 2006

Keywords:

material tester, spine, 6-DOF, parallel mechanism, force control

Abstract

Because mechanical spine properties having multiple degrees of freedom (DOF) are generally difficult to measure, we developed a parallel 6-axis material tester with hybrid position/force control. We give examples of 6-axis testing and results of material tests using polyurethane rubber and animal spines.

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M. Fujiwara, T. Masuda, T. Inaba, T. Katoh, Y. Kasai, and S. Ito, “Development of 6-Axis Material Tester for Measuring Mechanical Spine Properties,” J. Robot. Mechatron., Vol.18 No.2, pp. 160-166, 2006.

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[5] [5] K. Gillespie, and J. Dickey, “Biomechanical Role of Lumbar Spine Ligaments in Flexion and Extension: Determination Using a Parallel Linkage Robot and a Porcine Model,” Spine, Vol.29, pp. 1208-1216, 2004.

[6] [6] I. Stokes, M. Gardner-Morse, D. Churchill, and J. Laible, “Measurement of a spinal motion segment stiffness matrix,” Journal of Biomechanics, Vol.35, pp. 517-521, 2002.

[7] [7] M. Panjabi, and A. White, “A note on defining body parts configurations,” J. Biomech., Vol.7, pp. 385-387, 1974.

[8] [8] T. Masuda, M. Fujiwara, and T. Arai, “Kinematics analysis of parallel mechanism with vertically fixed linear actuator,” JSME International Journal, Vol.44, No.1, pp. 731-739, 2001.

[9] [9] M. Fujiwara, T. Masuda, Y. Okubo, and N. Kato, “Force Control of 6 DOF Material Testing Machine,” Report of the Mie prefectural science and technology promotion center industrial research division, pp. 47-52, 2005 (in Japanese).

Development of 6-Axis Material Tester for Measuring Mechanical Spine Properties

Motoyoshi Fujiwara*, Takanori Masuda*, Tadashi Inaba**, Takaya Katoh***, Yuichi Kasai****, and Satoru Ito*****

Motoyoshi Fujiwara^, Takanori Masuda^, Tadashi Inaba^,
Takaya Katoh^, Yuichi Kasai^, and Satoru Ito^