TOA Corporation (Headquarters: Kobe City, President: Kazuhiro Takeuchi), Ono Sokki Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Kohoku-ku, Yokohama City, President: Yuji Okoshi), and a project team centered around the National University Corporation University of Electro-Communications (Location: Chofu City, Tokyo, President: Shunichi Tano) have been selected for the "A-STEP FY2020 Additional Call for Proposals (Tryout Type) Project" of the Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST) of the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, with the theme of "Development of a Non-Contact Pinpoint Remote Auscultation System." They will begin technology development and demonstration aimed at the social implementation and verification of university research seeds.
Purpose and the vision of society we aim for
Due to the infection risks caused by the COVID-19 pandemic and the uneven distribution of doctors and medical facilities due to population decline, there is a need for technologies that can remotely monitor disease signs and health conditions. This technology will enable non-contact, long-term monitoring of heart and respiratory sounds in daily life, allowing for constant monitoring of health conditions. This will enable preventive medicine and monitoring without regional disparities, as well as the creation of spaces that provide appropriate information and appeal to the five senses, aiming to improve people's quality of life (QoL).
Technology development and demonstration system
Based on the research seed of Associate Professor Norihiro Koizumi of the Department of Mechanical and Intelligent Systems Engineering, Graduate School of Information Science and Engineering, University of Electro-Communications, which is "technology to extract and track specific parts of the human body from video data," we will develop a non-contact auscultation technology that can be continuously monitored by fusing it with TOA's "spatial sound collection technology" and Ono Sokki 's "laser measurement technology." For demonstration purposes, we will compare its performance with diagnoses using medical examination equipment including electrocardiographs and stethoscopes, and conduct measurements on actual cases with the cooperation of KNI, a medical corporation that owns Kitahara International Hospital. In addition, we are collaborating with Global Software Co., Ltd., which handles electronic medical record systems, etc., for the development of the system's software.
[Contact for inquiries regarding this release]
<Regarding "Sound Convergence Technology in Space" and related media coverage>
TOA Corporation Public Relations Department Contact Person: Junichi Tamai
TEL. 078-303-5631
<Regarding "laser measurement technology" and media coverage>
Hirohiko Furukawa, New Business Development Office, Ono Sokki Co., Ltd.
TEL. 045-476-9711
<Regarding the technology for extracting and tracking specific body parts from video data>
Koizumi Laboratory, University of Electro-Communications (National University Corporation)
TEL. 042-443-5417
Regarding media coverage:
Public Relations Section, General Affairs and Planning Division, National University Corporation University of Electro-Communications
TEL: 042-443-5019 / MAIL: kouhou-k@office.uec.ac.jp
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