以往醫學與工程學中,關於人體關節運動之研究,皆針對單一關節之單一性質作探討,對於各關節性質間之相似性則鮮少著墨。 為能進一步了解關節性質間之相似性,以利於復健輔具之設計或其他相關領域之研究,本論文有以下三個目的:一、建立關節性質之編碼系統,以供查閱;二、利用所得之編碼系統,探究關節間之相似性;三、利用機構學所關注之運動對,對應人體關節之運動,以將工程設計之概念引入醫學研究中。 本論文彙整了人體關節之八項性質,並且加以編碼,得到關節性質之編碼系統;此外,亦將運動對之性質加以編碼,得到運動對性質之編碼系統;再將兩者加以比對,最後得到可對應關節運動之等效運動對。 利用關節性質之編碼系統,可由查表之方式,查得關節之各項性質,俾便依特定性質對關節進行分類,以探究關節間之相似性。利用運動對對應關節之運動及探討關節之自由度,則有助於人體工學之瞭解,以及復健輔具或其他相關領域之設計與研究。
In the past, medicine and engineering researches in motion of human joints have focused on a single property of a single joint. Little attention has been given to the similarities between properties of joints. To explore further into similarities between properties of joints, which benefit designs of assistive technology devices or studies in other pertinent fields, the thesis has three purposes: (1) to establish the coding system of joint properties for researchers’ reference; (2) using the coding system derived to determine similarities between joint properties; (3) to determine correspondent motion of human joints by kinematic pairs so as to link engineering design with medical research. The study collected and arranged eight properties of human joints, which were coded to establish the coding system of joint properties. In addition, kinematic pair properties were also coded; herewith the coding system of kinematic pair properties was derived. Through contrasting the two coding systems with each other, the equivalent kinematic pairs which correspond to the motion of human joints were thus determined. With the coding system of joint properties, properties of joints can be learned by consulting the table, and joints can be classified by appointed properties to determine similarities between joints. Besides, investigating the degrees of freedom of joints by kinematic pairs corresponding to motion of joints is constructive to investigation of biomechanics; it also benefits design and research in assistive technology devices and other pertinent fields.