在面部相关活动期间对人类耳道变形的形态分析
Michel Demuynck1, Aidin Delnavaz1, Jérémie Voix1
1Department of Mechanical Engineering, École de technologie supérieure, 1100 Rue Notre Dame O, Montreal, H3C 1K3, QC, Canada.
Applied ergonomics
|December 9, 2023
概括
了解耳道动力学可以提高入耳设备的舒适性和性能. 在微笑等活动中分析耳道运动可以提高耳机的适应性,并探索能量收集潜力.
科学领域:
- 生物力学 生物力学
- 可穿戴技术可穿戴技术
- 人类因素工程 人类因素工程
背景情况:
- 耳塞设备越来越普遍,需要改善舒适度,保留和电池寿命.
- 耳道的动态运动是影响耳机性能的一个关键因素,但尚未得到充分研究.
- 了解耳道动态,可以为未来的耳朵相关技术收集能量.
研究的目的:
- 研究面部活动与耳道变形之间的关系.
- 确定耳道中受动态运动影响最严重的关键区域.
- 为优化入耳设备设计和探索新能源采集提供数据.
主要方法:
- 从18名健康受试者的左侧和右侧耳道轮分离.
- 在闭嘴状态和四种活动中分析耳道几何形状:打开嘴,转头,抬起眉毛和微笑.
- 评估八个参数来量化辐射和轴心耳道变形.
主要成果:
- 在嘴巴打开和微笑时观察到显著的耳道变形.
- 最大的变形发生在耳道入口和其两个曲之间.
- 特定的面部活动与耳道辐射和轴向变化的独特模式相关.
结论:
- 面部运动,特别是嘴巴打开和微笑,诱导了显著的耳道变形.
- 了解这些动态变化的知识可以为设计更舒适,更安全的入耳设备提供信息.
- 这些发现支持未来可穿戴技术中从耳道运动中收集能量的潜力.
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