Augmented Reality & AI/Computer Vision Technology for Enhanced & More Efficient, Remote Individual and Group Physiotherapy in COVID settings & for environmental sustainability

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• 批准号: 81988
• 金额: $ 7.62万
• 依托单位: EQL LIMITED
• 依托单位国家: 英国
• 项目类别: Small Business Research Initiative
• 财政年份: 2020
• 资助国家: 英国
• 起止时间: 2020 至 无数据
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=81988
• 关键词: Augmented; Reality; AI; Computer; Vision

**Project idea:** will be shaped and informed by customer Circle Health along with leading Artificial Intelligence and Physiotherapy experts at EQL who will develop (Phase 1) a technical specification for a cost-effective, practical and innovative interoperable AI/AR (Augmented Reality) technology to provide home-based rehabilitation for musculoskeletal patients, including those recovering from e.g. knee or hip replacements, etc. This tool, the EQL-Online-AR app, will provide physiotherapy businesses with a means by which they can 'see' their patients and continue providing paid rehabilitation support -- protecting the sector/jobs and the continuity of a needed service. Key requirements for R&D focus, it must: * use AR to generate a bespoke avatar that mirrors the patient's body in real time so this data can be used to accurately understand their MSK 'issues' to better inform physio decision-making and interact with the patient, and to make clear comparisons at each session to chart recovery progress and quickly identify any ongoing problems * utilise the technology that the patient already owns (smartphone, tablet, PC/Mac, etc) regardless of platform to ensure cost-effectiveness * overcome environmental barriers (such as light quality and camera stability) * be intuitive to use to maximise take-up by physio businesses and their patients. Phase 2 of this project will take the learning from Phase 1, to build and test EQL-Online-AR with Circle Health providing a real-world test environment and scenarios. **Building back better:** The EQL project aims to reduce unnecessary journeys and reduce carbon (in line with the UK's Net-Zero Carbon goal). Pre-pandemic there were c6,500,000 private appointments in the UK every year. Approximately 60% of these would have involved the patient making a journey by car or taxi. The specific theme that this project supports is therefore improving business and industry efficiency. **Covid impact:** there are circa 70,000 physiotherapists in the UK and ~ 7,700 working in private practice (including micro-SMEs) \[1,7\]. Since the pandemic some of the healthcare providers in this space have seen up to 90% reduction in business since Covid-19\. This threatens these and other private physiotherapy businesses with closure due to loss of revenue, which puts at risk circa 8,855 jobs (physios and support workers) in this highly qualified UK industry.

**项目想法：**将由Customer Circle Health与EQL领先的人工智能和物理治疗专家一起制定和提供信息，他们将开发(第一阶段)具有成本效益、实用和创新的可互操作AI/AR(增强现实)技术的技术规范，为肌肉骨骼患者提供基于家庭的康复，包括那些从膝盖或髋关节置换等康复中恢复的患者。这一工具，EQL-Online-AR应用程序，将为物理治疗企业提供一种手段，通过它他们可以“看”到他们的患者，并继续提供有偿的康复支持--保护行业/工作和所需服务的连续性。对于研发重点的关键要求，它必须：*使用AR生成实时反映患者身体的定制化身，以便可以使用这些数据准确地了解他们的MSK问题，以便更好地为理疗决策提供信息并与患者互动，并在每次会议上进行明确的比较，以绘制恢复进度图并快速确定任何持续存在的问题*利用患者已拥有的技术(智能手机、平板电脑、PC/Mac、等)，而不考虑平台，以确保成本效益*克服环境障碍(如光线质量和相机稳定性)*直观地使用，以最大限度地提高理疗企业和他们的患者的接受度。该项目的第二阶段将借鉴第一阶段的经验，构建和测试EQL-Online-AR，Circle Health提供真实世界的测试环境和场景。**建造更好的建筑：**EQL项目旨在减少不必要的旅行，减少碳排放(与英国的净零碳目标一致)。在疫情爆发之前，英国每年有650万个私人预约。其中约60%将涉及患者乘坐汽车或出租车旅行。因此，该项目支持的具体主题是提高商业和行业效率。**Covid Impact：**英国约有70,000名物理治疗师，约7,700名私人执业医生(包括微型中小企业)\[1，7\]。自疫情爆发以来，这一领域的一些医疗保健提供商的业务自新冠肺炎以来已经减少了高达90%。由于收入损失，这些和其他私人理疗企业面临倒闭的威胁，这将危及这个高素质英国行业的约8855个工作岗位(理疗师和支持人员)。