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Authors:
Leandro Pereira
Vítor Hugo Mendes da Costa Carvalho Vítor
Demétrio Matos
José Machado
Filomena Soares
Keywords: Serious Games; Rehabilitation; Modular Design; Sensors and Actuators.
Abstract:
The increase in the number of elderly people and people with motor limitations takes along concerns to health professionals. A way of helping health professionals and the elderly may be through the development of systems that allow people to maintain their mobility regardless of age and health problems that may arise. This paper presents the studies carried out in the development of a mechatronic system that aims to promote physical activity in people with motor limitations. The proposed mechatronic system consists of a stationary bike, however its architecture is completely different, besides including a game that aims to increase the motivation of its users, in order to make physical activity and rehabilitation more enjoyable. Briefly, this paper presents a description of the proposed solution, followed by an approach to the study of the dimensions of the model taking into account the anthropometric data, so that the system can be used by as many people as possible. Afterwards, a detailed mechanical design of the structure was carried out, as well as the selection of the encoders, sensors and actuators that could be used in the model to obtain the inputs supplied by the user.
Pages: 146 to 151
Copyright: Copyright (c) IARIA, 2018
Publication date: September 16, 2018
Published in: conference
ISSN: 2308-3514
ISBN: 978-1-61208-660-6
Location: Venice, Italy
Dates: from September 16, 2018 to September 20, 2018