DATSURYOKU Sensor—A Capacitive-Sensor-Based Belt for Predicting Muscle Tension: Preliminary Results

• Published in: Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) Vol. 21; no. 19; p. 6669
• Main Authors: Murai, Akihiko, Kanazawa, Shusuke, Ayusawa, Ko, Washino, Sohei, Yoshida, Manabu, Mochimaru, Masaaki
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Basel MDPI AG 07.10.2021; MDPI
• Subjects: Adhesives; capacitive sensor; DATSURYOKU (muscle relaxation); Electromyography; Experiments; Human subjects; Medical research; Motion capture; Muscle function; Nursing care; Physiology; preemptive medicine; Sensors; Wearable computers; wearable sensing; Japan

Excessive muscle tension is implicitly caused by inactivity or tension in daily activities, and it results in increased joint stiffness and vibration, and thus, poor performance, failure, and injury in sports. Therefore, the routine measurement of muscle tension is important. However, a co-contracti...