Pneumatic Assist Suit to Facilitate Lower-Body Twisting for the Training of Forehand in Table Tennis

Akihiko Kashiwagi, Kazuo Kiguchi, Satoshi Nishikawa

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Abstract

Engineering support for sports has the potential to improve training performance. Most research on sports training support has focused on support in areas that directly affect the point of force action. On the other hand, even if sports with hand-held tools, the importance of lower body motor function has been indicated. This suggests that supporting areas away from the point of force action can improve the performance of novice players. Therefore, in this study, we developed an assist suit that facilitates lower body twisting for table tennis beginners during forehand swing. U sing this assistive suit, experiments were conducted for the experimental group under the following four conditions (1) 'No wear (before),' (2) 'Without assist,' (3) 'With assist,' and (4) 'No wear (after)' to clarify the effect of wearing, assist, and training. In addition, a control group in which participants hit the ball without the assist suit was set up to examine the training effect of repetition. The results showed that both the amount of waist rotation and racket velocity increased significantly in the experimental group compared to the control group, which indicates the effect of the assist suit on training.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication2023 IEEE International Conference on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics
Subtitle of host publicationImproving the Quality of Life, SMC 2023 - Proceedings
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Pages1090-1095
Number of pages6
ISBN (Electronic)9798350337020
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2023
Event2023 IEEE International Conference on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics, SMC 2023 - Hybrid, Honolulu, United States
Duration: Oct 1 2023Oct 4 2023

Publication series

NameConference Proceedings - IEEE International Conference on Systems, Man and Cybernetics
ISSN (Print)1062-922X

Conference

Conference2023 IEEE International Conference on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics, SMC 2023
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityHybrid, Honolulu
Period10/1/2310/4/23

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering
  • Control and Systems Engineering
  • Human-Computer Interaction

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