• DocumentCode
    1244278
  • Title

    Dynamically responsive intervention for tremor suppression

  • Author

    Manto, Mario ; Topping, Mike ; Soede, Mathijs ; Sanchez-lacuesta, Javier ; Harwin, William ; Pons, Jose ; Williams, John ; Skaarup, Steen ; Normie, Lawrence

  • Volume
    22
  • Issue
    3
  • fYear
    2003
  • Firstpage
    120
  • Lastpage
    132
  • Abstract
    The DRIFTS (Dynamically Responsive Intervention For Tremor Suppression) project aims to create wearable active orthoses that suppress upper-limb tremor while allowing natural movement. We present an overview this multidisciplinary project. This project is financially supported by the European Commission´s Fifth Framework Programme and aims to create proof-of-concept prototypes of wearable active orthoses for the suppression of upper limb tremor while preserving natural movement. Another major goal of the project is the development of a prototyping and evaluation platform for the future elaboration of wearable ambulatory tremor suppression devices. The prototyping platform will be used to assess the efficacy of available sensing, actuating, and control technologies for tremor suppression.
  • Keywords
    actuators; biomechanics; biomedical transducers; medical control systems; orthotics; sensors; DRIFTS project; Dynamically Responsive Intervention For Tremor Suppression; actuating technologies; control technologies; dynamically responsive intervention; multidisciplinary project; natural movement preservation; prototyping-evaluation platform; sensing technologies; upper-limb tremor suppression; wearable ambulatory tremor suppression devices; Basal ganglia; Brain stimulation; Frequency; Kinetic theory; Orthotics; Parkinson´s disease; Passive optical networks; Stress; Surgery; Testing; Clothing; Diagnosis, Computer-Assisted; Equipment Design; Essential Tremor; Feedback; Humans; Miniaturization; Monitoring, Ambulatory; Movement; Orthotic Devices; Parkinson Disease; Prosthesis Design; Textiles; Therapy, Computer-Assisted; Tremor; Upper Extremity;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Engineering in Medicine and Biology Magazine, IEEE
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0739-5175
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/MEMB.2003.1213635
  • Filename
    1213635