SMART Augmented Reality platform for increasing the mobility and independence of Parkinson’s disease patients – SMARTAR

帕金森氏症是一种进行性神经系统疾病，影响着全世界600多万人。一半的帕金森患者患有一种叫做“步态冻结”的症状，他们感觉自己的脚好像被“粘”在了地面上。这种感觉会在你开始走路或走路的时候发生，很多会持续几秒到几分钟。在英国，有14.5万人患有帕金森症，超过7.2万人患有步态冻结症。该项目专注于开发SMARTAR——增强现实平台，以提高帕金森病患者的移动性和独立性。SMARTAR是一种增强现实眼镜，通过使用传感器，它将监控一个人的步态，检测是否发生了冻结事件。然后，它将使用经过验证的技术，为用户提供地面上平行线的视觉焦点，以便“跨越”。这种方法已被证明是克服冻结的最佳解决方案。SMARTAR将是一种便携式解决方案，可在室内和室外工作，允许用户保持他们的机动性，更加独立，减少对家庭成员或看护人的依赖。现有的解决方案解决帕金森患者的冷冻要求用户打开/关闭它们或始终打开它们。它们也可能非常引人注目，给帕金森患者带来不必要的关注。这个项目的需求和挑战是开发一个离散的解决方案，通过使用增强现实眼镜，我们将能够创建一个只有用户才能与之交互的系统。等待公共项目摘要

Parkinson's disease is a progressive neurological condition that affects over 6 million people worldwide. Half of Parkinson patients suffer from a condition called Freezing of Gait, where they feel as if their feet are "glued" to the ground. This sensation can occur when you start to walk or while walking and many last for several seconds to minutes. In the UK there are 145,000 people with Parkinson's and over 72,000 people who suffer from Freezing of Gait.This project is focused on developing SMARTAR -- Augmented Reality platform for increasing the mobility and independence of Parkinson's disease patients. SMARTAR is an Augmented Reality Glasses that, through the use of sensors, will monitor a person's gait, detecting if a freezing incident occurs. It will then use proven techniques of giving the user a visual focus point of parallel lines on the ground to "step over". This method has been proven to be the best solution to overcoming Freezing. SMARTAR will be a portable solution that will work both inside and outside, allowing the user to keep their mobility and to be more independent and less reliant on family members or caretakers.Existing solution address Freezing in Parkinson patients require the user to turn them on/off or to always be on. They can also be very noticeable, drawing unwanted attention to the person with Parkinson's. The need and challenge in this project is to develop a discrete solution and by using Augmented Reality Glasses we will be able to create a system that only the user will be able to interact with.Awaiting Public Project Summary