Nintendo WII remote and Nunchuck as a wireless data subsystem for digital acquisition of analog physiologic data relevant to motor rehabilitation after stroke; part II

2010 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mauricio Matamoros ◽  
Marco Negrete ◽  
Yasmine Haddad ◽  
Ron S. Leder
Keyword(s):  
Motor Rehabilitation ◽  
Wireless Data ◽  
Nintendo Wii ◽  
Physiologic Data

Physiologic Studies Provide New Perspectives on Early Speech Development

2010 ◽  
Vol 20 (2) ◽  
pp. 29-36
Author(s):  
Erin M. Wilson ◽  
Ignatius S. B. Nip
Keyword(s):  
Motor Control ◽  
Motor Development ◽  
Motion Tracking ◽  
Speech Development ◽  
Speech Motor Control ◽  
Therapeutic Approaches ◽  
Facial Motion ◽  
Disordered Speech ◽  
Speech Motor ◽  
Physiologic Data

Abstract Although certain speech development milestones are readily observable, the developmental course of speech motor control is largely unknown. However, recent advances in facial motion tracking systems have been used to investigate articulator movements in children and the findings from these studies are being used to further our understanding of the physiologic basis of typical and disordered speech development. Physiologic work has revealed that the emergence of speech is highly dependent on the lack of flexibility in the early oromotor system. It also has been determined that the progression of speech motor development is non-linear, a finding that has motivated researchers to investigate how variables such as oromotor control, cognition, and linguistic factors affect speech development in the form of catalysts and constraints. Physiologic data are also being used to determine if non-speech oromotor behaviors play a role in the development of speech. This improved understanding of the physiology underlying speech, as well as the factors influencing its progression, helps inform our understanding of speech motor control in children with disordered speech and provide a framework for theory-driven therapeutic approaches to treatment.

Efeitos da realidade virtual no equilíbrio de indivíduos hemiparéticos

2016 ◽  
Vol 15 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Rodrigo Costa Schuster
Keyword(s):  
Video Game ◽  
Nintendo Wii ◽  
Cerebral Vascular

O Acidente Vascular Cerebral (AVC) é uma obstrução súbita do fluxo cerebral vascular, que pode ser por isquemia ou hemorragia. O déficit neurológico depende do tamanho e a localização da lesão, o qual altera a função motora, sensitiva, equilíbrio, déficit cognitivo e de linguagem. Existem vários tratamentos fisioterapêuticos que promovem melhora do déficit de equilíbrio. A realidade virtual é uma interação de imagens gráficas, na qual há uma simulação de um ambiente real fazendo com que o indivíduo acredite estar em outra realidade, dessa maneira o objetivo geral deste estudo foi verificar os efeitos da Wiireabilitação no equilíbrio de pacientes hemiparéticos pós AVC. Foram selecionados treze pacientes com diagnóstico de AVC, os quais foram submetidos a uma avaliação fisioterapêutica. Seis pacientes realizaram um treinamento funcional com o auxílio do programa interativo do vídeo game Nintendo Wii® e os outros seis pacientes foram submetidos à cinesioterapia clássica. Ao final desse período, todos foram reavaliados. Ambas as intervenções possuem efeitos benéficos e apresentaram melhoras estatisticamente significativas tanto no grupo Wii quanto no grupo cinesioterapia melhorando o equilíbrio, marcha e funcionalidade nos indivíduos hemiparéticos. Apresenta-se o Nintendo Wii® como mais um recurso para os atendimentos da fisioterapia.Palavras-chave: fisioterapia, equilíbrio postural, acidente vascular cerebral. 

Efeitos do Nintendo Wii sobre o Equilíbrio Postural em Idosos: ensaio clínico randomizado - Estudo Piloto

2015 ◽  
Vol 17 (35) ◽  
pp. 61-69
Author(s):  
J.M.S. Pina ◽  
M.C.S. Santana ◽  
Mansueto Neto ◽  
G. Duarte ◽  
N. Ribeiro ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Nintendo Wii

Modeling of Contact Patch in Dual-Chamber Pneumatic Tires

2018 ◽  
Vol 46 (2) ◽  
pp. 78-92 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. I. Kubba ◽  
G. J. Hall ◽  
S. Varghese ◽  
O. A. Olatunbosun ◽  
C. J. Anthony
Keyword(s):  
Strain Sensors ◽  
Surface Strain ◽  
Wireless Data ◽  
Data Logger ◽  
Dual Chamber ◽  
Piezoelectric Polymer ◽  
Pure Rolling ◽  
Piezoelectric Elements ◽  
Strain Data ◽  
Deformation Patterns

ABSTRACT This study presents an investigation of the inner tire surface strain measurement by using piezoelectric polymer transducers adhered on the inner liner of the tire, acting as strain sensors in both conventional and dual-chamber tires. The piezoelectric elements generate electrical charges when strain is applied. The inner liner tire strain can be found from the generated charge. A wireless data logger was employed to measure and transmit the measured signals from the piezoelectric elements to a PC to store and display the readout signals in real time. The strain data can be used as a monitoring system to recognize tire-loading conditions (e.g., traction, braking, and cornering) in smart tire technology. Finite element simulations, using ABAQUS, were employed to estimate tire deformation patterns in both conventional and dual-chamber tires for pure rolling and steady-state cornering conditions for different inflation pressures to simulate on-road and off-road riding tire performances and to compare with the experimental results obtained from both the piezoelectric transducers and tire test rig.

Diagnostic System of Gravitational Solid Flow Based on Weight and Accelerometer Signal Analysis Using Wireless Data Transmission Technology

2012 ◽  
Vol 17 (4) ◽  
pp. 319-326 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zbigniew Chaniecki ◽  
Krzysztof Grudzień ◽  
Tomasz Jaworski ◽  
Grzegorz Rybak ◽  
Andrzej Romanowski ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Signal Analysis ◽  
Scale Up ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Diagnostic System ◽  
Wireless Data ◽  
Stick Slip ◽  
Wireless Data Transmission ◽  
Accelerometer Signal ◽  
Flow Investigation ◽  
Material Information

Abstract The paper presents results of the scale-up silo flow investigation in based on accelerometer signal analysis and Wi-Fi transmission, performed in distributed laboratory environment. Prepared, by the authors, a set of 8 accelerometers allows to measure a three-dimensional acceleration vector. The accelerometers were located outside silo, on its perimeter. The accelerometers signal changes allowed to analyze dynamic behavior of solid (vibrations/pulsations) at silo wall during discharging process. These dynamic effects are caused by stick-slip friction between the wall and the granular material. Information about the material pulsations and vibrations is crucial for monitoring the interaction between silo construction and particle during flow. Additionally such spatial position of accelerometers sensor allowed to collect information about nonsymmetrical flow inside silo.

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