TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2021//
TI  - Development and evaluation of a drowning prevention device at bathrooms
JO  - The Proceedings of Conference of Hokuriku-Shinetsu Branch
A1  - Chigusa, Ryo
A1  - Suzuki, Ryoichi
SP  - D036
EP  - D036
VL  - 2021.58
IS  - 
N2  - 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.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 2424-2772
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1299/jsmehs.2021.58.D036
ID  - ref1
ER  -