Development of cane aiding devices for Parkinson’s disease patient with adjustable distance and fall detection functions

• Main Authors: Rong-Long Wang, 王榮龍
• Other Authors: 蕭俊祥
• Format: Others
• Language: zh-TW
• Published: 2013
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/7ewnkh

碩士 === 國立臺北科技大學 === 機電整合研究所 === 101 === The purpose of this study is to design a system and cueing function aiding devices equipment especially for the Parkinson’s disease patients. Symptoms of this disease are shaking and difficulty with walking which affects the sufferers’ daily living functions. When a senior PD patient falls down, it is very important to warn of his relatives quickly and efficiently. However, there are various types of mobility aids on the market that can be chosen for the senior PD patients to improve the mobility with their mobility impairment. For the convenience and portability, most elders will select cane as their moving aids.This study adds an accelerometer to the cane to implement falling detections, and further send out alarms automatically.The market has already canes with visual cueing designs, but mostly for straight walking purpose.The purpose of this study is to design a detachable walking aid which can be equipped on existing cane or any other walking aids, with visual cues especially when turning and walking straight with distance adjustability to help the senior PD patients.