Development of automatic teeth cleaning robot driven by cam mechanism

Gen Sakaeda; Takanobu Matsubara; Hiroyuki Ishii; Atsuo Takanishi

doi:10.1109/ICMA.2017.8015874

Development of automatic teeth cleaning robot driven by cam mechanism

Gen Sakaeda, Takanobu Matsubara, Hiroyuki Ishii, Atsuo Takanishi

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution

Abstract

Tooth brushing plays an important role in one's health, and particularly, in the prevention of oral diseases. It is a fundamental oral care technique in daily life; however, many elderly or handicapped people cannot brush their teeth without assistance from helpers. The purpose of this study is to develop an automatic teeth cleaning mouthpiece robot. One of the most common methods of brushing teeth is to move the toothbrush along the row of teeth. Hence, a mechanism to wipe teeth using sponges is designed and it consists of an eccentric cam, a wiper with sponges, and a rounded guide rail. This mechanism generates rounded wiper motions along the row of teeth. Furthermore, a safety system is designed to prevent aspiration. Brushing stops automatically when the user lifts his/her jaw up from the jaw supporter.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	2017 IEEE International Conference on Mechatronics and Automation, ICMA 2017
Publisher	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Pages	536-540
Number of pages	5
ISBN (Electronic)	9781509067572
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/ICMA.2017.8015874
Publication status	Published - 2017 Aug 23
Event	14th IEEE International Conference on Mechatronics and Automation, ICMA 2017 - Takamatsu, Japan Duration: 2017 Aug 6 → 2017 Aug 9

Other

Other	14th IEEE International Conference on Mechatronics and Automation, ICMA 2017
Country	Japan
City	Takamatsu
Period	17/8/6 → 17/8/9

Keywords

Cam mechanism
Oral care
Rounded shaped slide guide
Tooth brushing

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Control and Optimization
Instrumentation
Artificial Intelligence
Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering
Mechanical Engineering

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Development of automatic teeth cleaning robot driven by cam mechanism. / Sakaeda, Gen; Matsubara, Takanobu; Ishii, Hiroyuki ; Takanishi, Atsuo.

2017 IEEE International Conference on Mechatronics and Automation, ICMA 2017. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 2017. p. 536-540 8015874.

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Sakaeda, G, Matsubara, T, Ishii, H & Takanishi, A 2017, Development of automatic teeth cleaning robot driven by cam mechanism. in 2017 IEEE International Conference on Mechatronics and Automation, ICMA 2017., 8015874, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., pp. 536-540, 14th IEEE International Conference on Mechatronics and Automation, ICMA 2017, Takamatsu, Japan, 17/8/6. https://doi.org/10.1109/ICMA.2017.8015874

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