Universidade do Minho, Guimarães, Portugal.
Center for Microelectromechanical Systems (CMEMS) / Academic Clinical Center (2CA Braga, Braga Hospital), Guimarães, Portugal.
Adv Exp Med Biol. 2019;1170:37-68. doi: 10.1007/978-3-030-24230-5_2.
Locomotion is an important human faculty that affects an individual's life, bringing not only physical and psychosocial implications but also heavy social-economic consequences. Thus, it becomes paramount to find means (augmentative/assistive devices) to empower the user's residual capacities and promote functional recovery.In this context, a smart walker (SW) is explored for further clinical evaluation of ataxic patients during walker-assisted and to serve as a functional compensation and assist-as-needed personalized/customized rehabilitation tool, autonomously adapting assistance to the users' needs, through innovative combination of real-time multimodal sensory information from SW built-in sensors. To meet the users' needs, its design was weighed, considering to whom it is intended.Thereby, this paper presents the system overview, focusing on design considerations, mechanical structure (frame and main components), electronic and mechatronic components, followed by its functionalities. Lastly, it presents results regarding the main functionalities, addressing clinical evidence.
运动能力是一项重要的人类机能，它会影响个体的生活，不仅带来身体和社会心理方面的影响，还会带来沉重的社会经济后果。因此，找到增强用户残留能力和促进功能恢复的方法（辅助/辅助设备）变得至关重要。在这种情况下，智能助行器（SW）被探索用于进一步评估共济失调患者在助行器辅助下的临床情况，并作为一种功能补偿和按需辅助的个性化/定制康复工具，通过 SW 内置传感器的实时多模态感觉信息的创新组合，自主适应用户的需求。为了满足用户的需求，考虑到使用者是谁，对其进行了设计权衡。因此，本文介绍了系统概述，重点介绍了设计考虑因素、机械结构（框架和主要部件）、电子和机电部件，以及其后的功能。最后，介绍了主要功能的结果，提出了临床证据。
