Design of a noninvasive and smart hand tremor attenuation system with active control: a simulation study

  • Mahdi Abbasi
  • Aref Afsharfard
  • Roya Arasteh
  • Javad Safaie
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Abstract

This paper presents the design and simulation of a handheld device for people with hand tremor, such as Parkinson’s and essential tremor patients. This device can be used as a pen for smartphones or as a spoon. The designed system includes two links, which are connected to two servomotors, which are mounted in orthogonal directions. To attenuate the effect of hand tremor on the tip of device, PID and computed torque methods are used to actively control the system. These controllers are used to control the rotation of the motors for moving the links in opposite directions of the hand tremor. Performance of the device with mentioned controllers is studied for different applications and finally, the results of both controllers are discussed and compared. Based on the presented results in this study, the designed device is able to suppress the hand tremor up to 75% during eating and 65% during following a spiral pattern.

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Design of a noninvasive and smart hand tremor attenuation system: a simulation study

Keywords

Parkinson’s Essential tremor Active control 
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Authors and Affiliations

  • Mahdi Abbasi
    • 1
  • Aref Afsharfard
    • 1
  • Roya Arasteh
    • 2
  • Javad Safaie
    • 2
  1. 1.Mechanical Engineering Department, Faculty of EngineeringFerdowsi University of MashhadMashhadIran
  2. 2.Electrical Engineering Department, Faculty of EngineeringFerdowsi University of MashhadMashhadIran

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