DocumentCode
2951841
Title
A fully passive fluidic cup holder for tremor compensation
Author
Fischer, M. ; Irlinger, F. ; Lueth, T.C.
Author_Institution
Dept. of Micro Technol. & Med. Device Technol., Tech. Univ. Munchen, Garching, Germany
fYear
2010
fDate
26-29 Sept. 2010
Firstpage
837
Lastpage
842
Abstract
In the article on hand, two types of a non-actuated assistive device which should assist persons suffering tremor disease are presented. The device should help patients in the everyday life situation of drinking and replace devices currently used, such as feeding cups.
Keywords
biomechanics; diseases; fluidics; geriatrics; handicapped aids; viscosity; beverage motion; damping fluid; damping fluid viscosity; drinking; everyday life situation; feeding cups; fluidic cup holder device; fully passive fluidic cup holder; mechatronic cup holder system; nonactuated assistive device; passive configuration; tremor compensation; tremor disease; Biomembranes; Damping; Diseases; Gravity; Mathematical model; Viscosity;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Biomedical Robotics and Biomechatronics (BioRob), 2010 3rd IEEE RAS and EMBS International Conference on
Conference_Location
Tokyo
ISSN
2155-1774
Print_ISBN
978-1-4244-7708-1
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/BIOROB.2010.5627818
Filename
5627818
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