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• [P506] Mechanical and Perceptual Analyses of Human Foot Movements in Pedal Operation
  Author(s): Yoshiyuki Tanaka, Hidekazu Kaneyuki, Toshio Tsuji, Tooru Miyazaki, Kazuo Nishikawa, Takahide Nouzawa
  
  

  Abstract
  A human can maneuver mechanical systems by adjusting his/her own body naturally and effectively according to tasks by utilizing the kinematical and dynamic characteristics of operating systems and environments acquired through sensory organs. If such human sensory and motor characteristics changing in the task can be quantitatively described, it would be useful to design and develop a novel human-machine system so that humans can manipulate a machine more instinctively and comfortably. This paper investigates the interaction between human sensory and motor properties at the foot during the operation of an automobile pedal, as an example of human-machine systems, and demonstrates human perceptual properties of force resistance at the foot much depend on the pedal layout. Based on the mechanical and perceptual evidences, a human-inspired design method of pedal dynamic properties is discussed.

  
   

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