Parkinsons Walking Glasses - Product Testing and Development

帕金森步行眼镜 - 产品测试和开发

• 批准号: 10043757
• 金额: $ 5.51万
• 依托单位: GAITAR LTD
• 依托单位国家: 英国
• 项目类别: Grant for R&D
• 财政年份: 2022
• 资助国家: 英国
• 起止时间: 2022 至 无数据
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=10043757
• 关键词: Parkinsons; Walking; Glasses; Product; Testing

There are around 12 million people globally who are presently living with Parkinson's with that number set to grow, Experts believe that 1 in 37 people will get Parkinson's in their lifetime and 1 in 20 people will be under the age of 40\.Medication is used to treat the symptoms of Parkinson's, but at this time there remains no cure for this debilitating disease,The main symptoms of Parkinson's disease are:Involuntary shakingMuscles StiffnessShuffling WalkSlowness of movementTreatments for Parkinson's disease include therapies to help with movement problems, physical activity, medicines, and sometimes brain surgery.Visual Cueing is a method that has been used in physiotherapy clinics all over the world for decades. It involves marking out a pathway on the floor in front of the patient using "Markers" such as lines of tape or pieces of paper, and when the patient walks over these markers, they display an instant improvement in stride length and speed.StrydAR Smart Glasses have been developed as a Visual Cueing Mobility Device to aid the mobility of people who live with Parkinson's.By projecting a "Holographic Marker" into a specific part of the user's field of view, then using a process called "Focused to Infinity" the visual cue is displayed as a hologram that appears 2.5 meters in front of the wearer, instantly improving the Posture, Balance and Mobility of most people.Remaining undetected is a particular benefit that is especially meaningful to the Parkinson community. That's why we have designed our glasses to be practically indistinguishable from a pair of ordinary sunglasses, allowing the wearer to walk around without their disability being detected.Our Glasses will be the first device on the market that can provide a versatile and effective means of delivering visual cues, in and out of the home setting, giving people the opportunity to walk and exercise outside, allowing them to live a more independent and meaningful life.Wearing the glasses will reduce incidents of falling and greatly improve: Independence, Quality of Life, Physical Activity, Social Interaction, Mental Health, Mood, even Cognitive Function.

目前全球约有1200万人患有帕金森氏症，这一数字还将继续增长，专家认为，每37人中就有1人会在一生中患上帕金森氏症，每20人中就有1人会在40岁以下。帕金森病的主要症状有：不自主的颤抖肌肉僵硬蹒跚行走行动迟缓帕金森病的治疗包括帮助解决运动问题的疗法、体力活动、药物，有时还包括脑外科手术。视觉暗示是一种在世界各地的物理治疗诊所中使用了几十年的方法。它涉及使用“标记”（例如胶带或纸片）在患者面前的地板上标记出一条路径，当患者走过这些标记时，它们显示出步幅和速度的即时改善。StrangeAR智能眼镜已被开发为视觉提示移动设备，以帮助帕金森病患者的移动。通过投射“全息标记”，在使用者视野的特定部分，然后使用一个名为“聚焦到无穷大”的过程，视觉提示以全息图的形式显示在佩戴者前方2.5米处，立即改善大多数人的姿势，平衡和移动性。保持未被发现是一个特别的好处，对帕金森社区特别有意义。这就是为什么我们设计了一款与普通太阳镜几乎没有区别的眼镜，让佩戴者在走动时不会被发现有残疾。我们的眼镜将成为市场上第一款能够提供多功能和有效的视觉提示的设备，无论是在家庭环境中还是在户外，让人们有机会在户外行走和锻炼，让他们过上更独立和有意义的生活。戴上眼镜将减少跌倒的事件，并大大改善：独立性，生活质量，身体活动，社会交往，心理健康，情绪，甚至认知功能。