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
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;
Conference_Titel :
Biomedical Robotics and Biomechatronics (BioRob), 2010 3rd IEEE RAS and EMBS International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Tokyo
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-7708-1
DOI :
10.1109/BIOROB.2010.5627818
