PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a method for evaluating the usability of a container which is capable of quantitatively evaluating the container various in shape with high precision.SOLUTION: The method for evaluating the usability of the container includes a myogenic potential measuring step for measuring the myogenic potentials of respective muscles in use of respective containers 10, 20 and 30 by electromyographs 40A-40D attached corresponding to a plurality of the muscles of the arm of a subject A, a joint angle measuring step for measuring joint angles in use of the respective containers 10, 20 and 30 at every rotary direction of a wrist by the angle meter 50 attached to the wrist of the subject A and a deciding step for calculating the significant differences of the myogenic potentials and the joint angles between the respective containers 10, 20 and 30 from the valves of the myogenic potentials and joint angles measured in the myogenic potential measuring step and the joint angle measuring step and deciding the usability of the respective containers 10, 20 and 30 on the basis of the respective significant differences.COPYRIGHT: (C)2012,JPO&INPIT【課題】種々の形態の容器に対して定量的でかつ精度の高い評価を行うことを可能とした容器の使用性評価方法を提供する。【解決手段】被験者Aの腕の複数の筋肉に対応して取付けられた筋電計40A~40Dにより各容器10,20,30の使用時における各筋の筋電位を測定する筋電位測定工程と、被験者Aの手首に取付けられた角度計50により各容器10,20,30の使用時における関節角度を手首の回転方向毎に測定する関節角度測定工程と、筋電位測定工程及び関節角度測定工程で測定された筋電位及び関節角度の値から各容器10,20,30間における筋電位及び関節角度の有意差を求め、この各有意差に基づき各容器10,20,30の使用性を判定する判定工程とを有する。【選択図】図2
