Afari 的设计与评估:用于户外运动的三轮移动和平衡支持装置。

IF 2.5 4区 医学 Q1 REHABILITATION
Assistive Technology Pub Date : 2024-09-01 Epub Date: 2021-09-30 DOI:10.1080/10400435.2021.1976885
Mohsen Alizadeh Noghani, Drew Browning, Vincent Caccese, Elizabeth DePoy, Stephen Gilson, Ryan Beaumont, Babak Hejrati
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本文介绍了 AfariTM 移动设备和集成 IntracTM 活动跟踪系统的工程设计和初步测试。获得专利的阿法里设计是一种三轮装置,可帮助任何年龄段的行动不便者在各种环境和地面上进行户外锻炼和运动。我们为 Afari 设计了测试方法,以确保安全灵活地提供移动辅助,并证明其高度稳定性和结构完整性适合剧烈的户外运动。我们为阿法里设计了一个基于智能手机的传感系统 Intrac,并将其与阿法里集成,以监测用户的交互力和重要的步态参数。Intrac 提供了一个图形用户界面,用于显示测量结果并与用户和提供者共享。一项初步的受试者研究表明,受试者可以在行走过程中使用 Afari 进行不同程度的体重补偿,而 Intrac 则可以测量手臂上的交互力和重要的步态参数。研究结果表明,Afari 和 Intrac 具有在各种地形中提供安全行走体验和持续监测用户步态的潜力。
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Design and evaluation of the Afari: A three-wheeled mobility and balance support device for outdoor exercise.

This article presents the engineering design and preliminary testing of the AfariTM mobility device and the integrated IntracTM activity tracking system. The patented Afari design is a three-wheeled device that assists users of any age with mobility impairments with outdoor exercise and movement in various environments and surfaces. We devised methods for testing of the Afari to ensure safe and flexible mobility assistance and demonstrated a high level of stability and structural integrity suitable for vigorous outdoor exercise. A smartphone-based sensing system, the Intrac, was designed for and integrated with the Afari to monitor the user's interaction forces and important gait parameters. The Intrac offers a graphical user interface for displaying and sharing measurements with users and providers, and the accuracy of its measurements was validated by testing its individual components. A preliminary subject study showed that the participants could use the Afari for various levels of weight compensation during walking, while the Intrac enabled the measurement of interactive forces on their arms and key gait parameters. The results demonstrate the potential of the Afari and Intrac to provide a safe walking experience in a variety of terrains and continuously monitor users' gait.

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Assistive Technology
Assistive Technology REHABILITATION-
CiteScore
4.00
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期刊介绍: Assistive Technology is an applied, scientific publication in the multi-disciplinary field of technology for people with disabilities. The journal"s purpose is to foster communication among individuals working in all aspects of the assistive technology arena including researchers, developers, clinicians, educators and consumers. The journal will consider papers from all assistive technology applications. Only original papers will be accepted. Technical notes describing preliminary techniques, procedures, or findings of original scientific research may also be submitted. Letters to the Editor are welcome. Books for review may be sent to authors or publisher.
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