The Conceptual Design of a Mechatronic System to Handle Bedridden Elderly Individuals

Autor: Soares Filomena, Matos Demetrio, Bezerra Karolina, Carvalho Vitor, Silva Bruno, Machado Jose
Přispěvatelé: Universidade do Minho
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2016
Předmět:
0209 industrial biotechnology
Engineering
Health Services for the Aged
media_common.quotation_subject
02 engineering and technology
conceptual modelling
lcsh:Chemical technology
mechatronic system
Ambient Assisted Living (AAL)
wellbeing
Bedridden Elderly People (BEPs)
Biochemistry
Article
Analytical Chemistry
Bedridden Persons
020901 industrial engineering & automation
Conceptual design
Nursing
Elderly people
Humans
lcsh:TP1-1185
Electrical and Electronic Engineering
Instrumentation
Simulation
media_common
Assisted living
Aged
Science & Technology
Supervisor
Wellbeing
business.industry
Mechatronics
021001 nanoscience & nanotechnology
Atomic and Molecular Physics
and Optics
Mechatronic system
Bedridden elderly people (BEPs)
Conceptual modelling
Caregivers
Spouse
Ambient assisted living (AAL)
0210 nano-technology
business
Autonomy
Zdroj: Sensors, Vol 16, Iss 5, p 725 (2016)
Sensors (Basel, Switzerland)
Sensors; Volume 16; Issue 5; Pages: 725
Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal
Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (RCAAP)
instacron:RCAAP
ISSN: 1424-8220
Popis: The ever-growing percentage of elderly people in developed countries have made Ambient Assisted Living (AAL) solutions an important subject to be explored and developed. The increase in geriatric care requests are overburdening specialized institutions that cannot cope with the demand for support. Patients are forced to have to remain at their homes encumbering the spouse or close family members with the caregiver role. This caregiver is not always physically and technically apt to assist the bedridden person with his/her meals and hygiene/bath routine. Consequently, a solution to assist caregivers in these tasks is of the utmost importance. This paper presents an approach for supporting caregivers when moving and repositioning Bedridden Elderly Peoples (BEPs) in home settings by means of a mechatronic system inspired by industrial conveyers. The proposed solution is able to insert itself underneath the patient, due to its low-profile structural properties, and retrieve and reallocate him/her. Ideally, the proposed mechatronic system aims to promote autonomy by reducing handling complexity, alter the role of the caregiver from physically handler of the BEP to an operator/supervisor role, and lessen the amount of effort expended by caregivers and BEPs alike.
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