Accessible Mounting and Positioning Technology

无障碍安装和定位技术

• 批准号: 6998542
• 负责人: Dianne Goodwin
• 金额: $ 28.29万
• 依托单位: BLUE SKY DESIGNS, INC.
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 财政年份: 2005
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2005-08-15 至 2007-08-14
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/6998542
• 关键词: assistive device /technology; behavioral /social science research tag; clinical research; ergonomics; focus groups; functional ability; human subject; interview; medical rehabilitation related tag; person with disability; quality of life; technology /technique development

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): People using wheelchairs are more active than ever before. Their wheelchair is a mobile station, a base from which they work, play and interact. Access from their wheelchair is essential, yet people are constrained by limitations imposed by existing mounts. Accessible mounting technology increases the independence and mobility of people with disabilities, resulting in greater autonomy and improved access across environments. With existing mounts, assistance is required to move devices to improve access or change activities. Using Accessible Mounting and Positioning Technology, people with minimal strength and dexterity can easily move and access several devices. Low effort controls lock devices in stable, user-specific positions and free it for easy repositioning. The dual arm facilitates quick and flexible positioning to optimize function. Multiple devices, such as inclined book stands and rotating trays, may be attached, increasing access and choices. It may be customized for a user's abilities and changing needs, with universal quick releases, adjustable resistance and bed or table mounts. Safety is enhanced in transfers, with devices stowing close to the chair. In Phase II, the design is refined based on Phase I results and user input. Consumers and professionals provide input through focus groups, interviews, usability testing, and extended testing in a person's own environment. Technical improvements are developed using SolidWorks software to create 3D models of components and assemblies. MotionWorks is used to "virtually test" assemblies, simulating kinematic and dynamic behavior. Loads calculated by MotionWorks are used in Finite Element analysis, to optimize the arm design. 3D files are used to produce CNC-machined parts, and prototypes are assembled and tested to technical specifications. Commercial applications: The core technology is the dual arm with a low effort lock/release mechanism, wheelchair attachment hardware, and universal quick release attachments. Modular components such as trays, AAC mounts, table clamps, bed clamps, floor stands, friction-based arms, and other application specific accessories expand its utility and potential in other markets, including mounts for recliners, office chairs, work stations, labs, machine shops, lighting and photography. Relevance to public health: The aim of the proposed technology is to enhance and maximize a person's capabilities, increasing their access and independence across environments. This mobile, adaptable and accessible technology reduces barriers, making it easier for people to do more, leading more productive, fulfilling and independent lives.

描述（由申请人提供）：使用轮椅的人比以往任何时候都更活跃。他们的轮椅是一个移动的站，一个他们工作、玩耍和互动的基地。从轮椅上进入是必不可少的，但人们受到现有坐骑的限制。可拆卸安装技术提高了残疾人的独立性和行动能力，从而提高了他们的自主性，并改善了他们在各种环境中的无障碍环境。 对于现有的支架，需要协助移动设备以改善访问或更改活动。使用可拆卸的安装和定位技术，人们可以轻松地移动和访问多个设备，最小的力量和灵活性。省力控制装置将设备锁定在稳定的用户特定位置，并释放设备以轻松重新定位。双臂便于快速灵活地定位，以优化功能。多个设备，如倾斜的书架和旋转托盘，可以连接，增加访问和选择。它可以根据用户的能力和不断变化的需求进行定制，具有通用快速释放，可调阻力和床或桌子安装。通过将设备放置在靠近椅子的位置，提高了转移的安全性。在第二阶段，根据第一阶段的结果和用户输入对设计进行改进。消费者和专业人士通过焦点小组、访谈、可用性测试和在个人环境中的扩展测试提供输入。使用SolidWorks软件开发技术改进，以创建组件和装配的3D模型。MotionWorks用于“虚拟测试”装配，模拟运动学和动力学行为。MotionWorks计算的载荷用于有限元分析，以优化臂的设计。3D文件用于生产CNC加工的零件，并根据技术规格组装和测试原型。 商业应用：其核心技术是具有低作用力锁定/释放机构的双臂，轮椅附件硬件和通用快速释放附件。模块化组件，如托盘、AAC支架、桌夹、床夹、落地支架、摩擦臂和其他应用特定配件，扩展了其在其他市场的实用性和潜力，包括躺椅、办公椅、工作站、实验室、机械车间、照明和摄影的支架。与公共卫生的相关性：所提出的技术的目的是增强和最大限度地提高一个人的能力，增加他们在不同环境中的访问和独立性。这种移动的、适应性强和可访问的技术减少了障碍，使人们更容易做更多的事情，过上更有成效、更充实和更独立的生活。