Date of Award
Fall 2020
Document Type
Undergraduate Project
Programme
BSc (Hons) in Computing in IT
Supervisor
Greg South
Abstract
Parkinson's disease is a neurodegenerative disorder that affects over 10 million people worldwide (Health Unlocked, 2017). People diagnosed with Parkinson's Disease can experience tremors, muscular rigidity and slowness of movement. Tremor is the most common symptom and external agents like stress and anxiety can make it worse, which may cause complications to complete simple day-to-day tasks.
Therefore Bio Protech proposes the development of a smart wearable device for reduction of the hand-tremors based on medical evidence that by applying vibration to the wrist may result in a reduction of the involuntary tremor. The device imitates the shape of a wristwatch and the vibration is supplied by motors placed around the wrist. The users will be given the possibility to regulate the frequency according to their needs using a mobile application connected via Bluetooth.
Recommended Citation
Ribeiro, Bruno; Medeiros, Leopoldo; Aguiar, Rodrigo; and Carlos, Juan, "Smart Wearable Device for Reduction of Parkinson’s Disease Hand-Tremor" (2020). ICT. 15.
https://arc.cct.ie/ict/15
Included in
Adult and Continuing Education Commons, Databases and Information Systems Commons, Other Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment Commons
Comments
BSc in IT Y3