论文标题
被动装置的机械设计改进，以帮助饮食运动障碍患者
Mechanical Design Improvement of a Passive Device to Assist Eating in People Living with Movement Disorders
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论文摘要
许多患有神经系统疾病的人，例如脑瘫，中风，肌肉营养不良或肌张力障碍，经历了上肢障碍（肌肉痉挛，选择性运动控制，肌肉无力或震颤），并且难以独立饮食。该项目的一般目标是开发一种新设备来协助饮食，旨在稳定患有运动障碍的人的运动。该设备的第一次迭代已通过脑瘫患儿童进行了验证，并显示出令人鼓舞的结果。但是，该验证指出了重要的缺点。本文介绍了设计的迭代，其中包括一种新的机制，可降低所需的手臂高程，通过合规的餐具附件提高安全性，并改善阻尼和其他静态平衡因子。
Many people living with neurological disorders, such as cerebral palsy, stroke, muscular dystrophy or dystonia experience upper limb impairments (muscle spasticity, loss of selective motor control, muscle weakness or tremors) and have difficulty to eat independently. The general goal of this project is to develop a new device to assist with eating, aimed at stabilizing the movement of people who have movement disorders. A first iteration of the device was validated with children living with cerebral palsy and showed promising results. This validation however pointed out important drawbacks. This paper presents an iteration of the design which includes a new mechanism reducing the required arm elevation, improving safety through a compliant utensil attachment, and improving damping and other static balancing factors.
