Citation

Chigusa R, Suzuki R. The Proceedings of Conference of Hokuriku-Shinetsu Branch 2021; 2021.58: D036.

Vernacular Title

浴槽における溺水防止装置の製作と評価

Copyright

(Copyright © 2021)

DOI

10.1299/jsmehs.2021.58.D036

PMID

unavailable

Abstract

The number of deaths caused by drowning in bathtubs has been increased because of medical symptoms such as stroke of seizures in Japan. The objective of this research is to design and develop a new drowning prevention device for using at bathrooms. The proposed device consists of supporting parts and mechanical parts with an air cylinder. Pressure sensors putted on the device detect changes of posture of user as unusual situations in bathtubs. Effectiveness of the proposed device was verified by several experiments. The experimental results are also shown in the paper. The device was fixed on a wooden frame, and chin heights of 3 subjects and pressure sensor value were measured during changes of posture. The proposed device appropriately detected posture changes of subjects, and the device was able to maintain the height of user’s chin for breathing, and this device had sufficient performance to prevent drowning accidents in bathtubs.

Language: en