A basic study for estimation of occlusal force using an ear wearable sensor

• Published in: Electronics and communications in Japan Vol. 101; no. 11; pp. 20 - 27
• Main Authors: Taniguchi, Kazuhiro, Kurosawa, Mami, Kimura, Yutaka, Nishikawa, Atsushi
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Hoboken Wiley Subscription Services, Inc 01.11.2018
• Subjects: Converters; Correlation coefficients; Ear; ear canal; Earphones; Least squares method; Mastication; Measuring instruments; occlusal force; Occlusion; optical measurement; Sensors; wearable device; Wearable technology

We aim to develop earphone type wearable devices for measuring occlusal force. In this article, we investigated the correlation between occlusal force and the movement of the ear canal as a basic study to estimate the occlusion force. The proposed estimation method uses the least squares method and...