Chiari L
Department of Electronics, Computer Science & Systems, Health Sciences & Technologies Interdepartmental Center for Industrial Research, Università di Bologna, Italy.
Annu Int Conf IEEE Eng Med Biol Soc. 2011;2011:5828-32. doi: 10.1109/IEMBS.2011.6091442.
With the objective to release solutions which can be easily manageable by their final users, including older users, we worked to design methods and devices which rely on a minimal set-up for monitoring and rehabilitation of balance and mobility. A single inertial sensing unit, typically worn on the trunk, was hence engineered to accomplish for activity monitoring and event detection (including fall detection), tremor rejection, instrumented clinical tests (e.g. stabilometry, Timed-Up and Go), and sensory biofeedback (audio, visual or tactile). The sensing unit is wirelessly connected with a processing unit, which can in turn act as a gateway to remote applications or caregivers. Promising results were obtained, which may pave the way to novel intensive and pervasive neurorehabilitation strategies.
为了推出最终用户（包括老年用户）易于管理的解决方案，我们致力于设计依赖最少设置的方法和设备，用于平衡和移动性的监测与康复。因此，设计了一个通常佩戴在躯干上的单一惯性传感单元，以实现活动监测和事件检测（包括跌倒检测）、震颤抑制、仪器化临床测试（如稳定ometry、定时起立行走测试）以及感官生物反馈（音频、视觉或触觉）。该传感单元与一个处理单元无线连接，该处理单元又可充当远程应用程序或护理人员的网关。取得了有前景的结果，这可能为新型强化和普及性神经康复策略铺平道路。
