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A real time hand-movement motion capture system for rehabilitation of children with cerebral palsy

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  • معلومة اضافية
    • بيانات النشر:
      University of Malta
      Faculty of Engineering
    • الموضوع:
      2023
    • Collection:
      University of Malta: OAR@UM / L-Università ta' Malta
    • نبذة مختصرة :
      M.Sc.(Melit.) ; Cerebral palsy is a physical disability that affects movement and posture. It is the most common physical disability in children. Motivated by the child functional goals set during occupational therapy for children with cerebral palsy, the SMARTCLAP project (funded by the MCST TDP Project R& I-2019-003-T) places the user at the centre of the design process to develop a revolutionary device. Through this design approach, SMARTCLAP aims to increase the motivation of a child with cerebral palsy during therapy sessions, in which guardians/parents can also be involved. This contributes towards developing a positive behaviour and improving the social interaction of the child. As part of the SMARTCLAP project, this work has developed a novel sensor-based, hand and fingers motion capture device (glove) to be used in the rehabilitation of children suffering from Cerebral Palsy, through interaction with an Augmented Reality (AR) system. The system aims to offer a cheap, user-centred design option, which is tailor-made for a particular child and makes use of current motion capture technologies and 3D printing. The glove is based on eleven ICM 20948 Inertial Measurement Units, which capture the movement of the fingers and the hand and send this data to a central processing unit to be analysed and used by a Motion Capture Algorithm (MCA), based upon a model of the hand and its movements using the kinematics defined by the International Society of Biomechanics, which are interfaced with the AR system. The AR game then sends back visual and auditory feedback to the user. The motion capture device is battery powered, re-chargeable and can run uninterrupted for over 45 minutes (the time of one therapy session with a child). Sensing of the movements and positioning of the different sensors with respect to each other is achieved using the mathematical theory of dual-Quaternions, which offer a highly computationally efficient and unique way of representing rotations and translations in a three-dimensional space. ...
    • Relation:
      Farrugia, M. (2023). A real time hand-movement motion capture system for rehabilitation of children with cerebral palsy (Master's dissertation).; https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/118735
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