PARS, low-cost portable rehabilitation system for upper arm

Koçak, Mertcan; Gezgin, Erkin

doi:10.1016/j.ohx.2022.e00299

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“…A bibliographic review of some physical rehabilitation systems was carried out, then efforts were found such as: [6], [8], [13]- [16]. These efforts are based on proposing mechatronic products to assist the physical rehabilitation process in people; for example, [8] presents a prototype to help recovering mobility in the fingers of the hand; [16] proposed a product for the rehabilitation of upper and lower limbs, that is legs and arms.…”

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“…World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that over one billion people, nearly 15% of global population, live with at least one kind of disability or 1 in 7 individuals suffers from disability and 2% to 4% have severe difficulties in locomotion [6], [7]. Disability disproportionately affects women, and older and poor people, in particular indigenous individuals and ethnic minorities [7].…”

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confidence: 99%

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Frugal Approach for The Design of a Rehabilitation Physical System

Bolaños

Valdiero

Ferreira

et al. 2023

Linköping Electronic Conference Proceedings

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In the rehabilitation process, robotic structures can support the different medical-surgical actions. These recovery process activities often involve repetitive movements that must be performed several times at various amplitudes. Robotic structures for rehabilitation can be driven by three types of active drives, namely electric, pneumatic and hydraulic actuators. Pneumatic systems have become increasingly present in various market segments and are widely used in the industry, mainly due to their ease of maintenance, low cost, safety and applicability in various processes. Currently, the concept of Frugal Innovation is being discussed, which emerges as a way to produce effective and affordable products using fewer resources to reach less-served customers. Frugal Innovation is centered on saving resources, is characterized by simplicity and clarity and aims to reach the low-income market. This article proposes the application of Frugal development methods in the design of a lower limb rehabilitation system. With the application of frugal concepts, pneumatic actuators were chosen. The choice of the pneumatic cylinder is presented from the required pneumatic force. The application of the Frugal Innovation approach in the design of this type of products demonstrates the relevance of applying these methods in efforts to mitigate or reduce the growth of the technological gap between underdeveloped and developed countries.

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confidence: 99%

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Frugal Approach for The Design of a Rehabilitation Physical System

Bolaños

Valdiero

Ferreira

et al. 2023

Linköping Electronic Conference Proceedings

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“…Concerning equipment for upper body rehabilitation, reference [196] describes a compact single degree of freedom robotic system known as PARS that costs USD 170.12. The system is interfaced to an ESP8266 that sends the force signals through User Datagram Protocol (UDP) to a simulator that counts with several levels of difficulty to help the patient with the treatment.…”

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“…Mobility disability [194]- [196], [198], [199], [221], [231] [96], [97], [189], [232] Hearing & speaking disability [204] -Activities of daily living & environmental control [95], [106], [211], [233] -Getting along the People & Participation in Society [217], [219] [216], [218] conducted, for instance, on ATs for learning disabilities and complex activity & participation. Regarding this last aspect, no AT that aid with learning or cognitive disabilities was identified.…”

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“…Even though much information concerning the hardware structure can be extracted from the studies, many of the documents lack software diagrams, e.g., flow, UML, etc., that help to understand the functioning of the AT. In this sense, apart from the Github projects indicated in Table (6), the following studies count with an open repository: [130], [158], [166]- [169], [195], [196], [225]. Many of the studies collected and analyzed in the SLR have the potential to be complete ATs that help disabled people, but still, it is needed to improve the transparency and rigor of the information depicted in these studies.…”

Section: Type Of Study (Reference) Disability Beta Study Pilot Studymentioning

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Low-Cost Assistive Technologies for Disabled People Using Open-Source Hardware and Software: A Systematic Literature Review

Ariza

Pearce

2022

IEEE Access

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Disabled People deal with a series of barriers that limit their inclusion, empowerment, wellbeing, and role in society with a special emphasis in low and medium-income countries. One of these barriers is concerning the accessibility and affordability of assistive technologies (ATs) that help to enhance the quality of life of these persons. In this context, this systematic literature review (SLR) analyzes and describes how free and open-source hardware (OSHW) and open software (OSS) are employed in the design, development, and deployment of low-cost ATs. In the SLR process, different ATs were analyzed for disabilities such as visual, mobility, upper body, prostheses, hearing & speaking, daily living, and participation in society. The ATs were designed with diverse OSHW and OSS technologies such as Arduino, Raspberry Pi, NVidia Jeston, OpenCV, YOLO, MobileNet, EEG and EMG signal conditioning devices, actuators, and sensors such as ultrasonic, LiDar, or flex. 809 studies were collected and analyzed from the database Web of Science, GitHub, and the specialized journals in OSHW HardwareX and the Journal of Open Hardware during the years 2013-2022. In the first part of the SLR, the bibliometric trends and topic clusters regarding the selected studies are described. Secondly, the ATs identified with open source technologies, e.g., sensor-based or computer vision-based, are described along with a complete state-ofart about these based on each disability recognized. Finally, the issues and challenges to this approach are explored including technical factors, documentation, government policies, and the inclusion of disabled people in open source co-creation. The purpose of this study is to inform practitioners, designers, or stakeholders about low-cost (frugal) ATs with OSHW and OSS, and thus promote their development, accessibility, and affordability, contributing to benefit the community of disabled people. INDEX TERMS Assistive technologies, disabled people, persons with disabilities, adaptive aids, open hardware, open-source hardware, open-source software, systematic literature review.

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