Manabu Chikai

Utilizing ergonomics to research interfaces and interactions

Manabu Chikai

National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology | Associate Professor

In your daily life, interactions arise from interacting with other people (humans) and systems (machines). In human-to-human and human-to-machine interactions, we judge the situation and state using what are called the five senses. We need to use these senses to understand the outside environment and design those relationships. In our laboratory, we conduct research and development while placing importance on the perspective of human relationship design (research design that takes into account the relationships between humans). Our research theme is research and development on interface interaction in situations where human interaction is important, such as medical and welfare settings and service settings.

 

Main research themes

Research on haptic interfaces and interactions
Development of measurement and evaluation technology related to human-human interaction
Research on technology to assist physical movements of elderly people
Research on welfare support technology for people with disabilities
Research on developing interfaces that can be used at home and at the bedside

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