Objectif To develop a unique, low-cost robotic system, RAIL, capable of contributing to the health, care and well-being of people with special needs and the elderly. Development of the RAIL system will add strength to the scientific basis for competitiveness of the European health industry.Throughout the European Community today, demand for service robots such as RAIL, is increasing, due to changing age structures. At the present time, about 10-14% of the population consists of people with special needs, who are being served by ever fewer able-bodied people. The completed RAIL system will be a powerful tool, enabling people with special needs the opportunity to do many things which at present, are thought to be impossible. Such freedom will include eating, drinking, teeth cleaning, shaving, applying make-up, playing games and painting and drawing.In order to achieve these advances, the current "Handy 1" system will need to be redesigned, to include the following technical developments: Inclusion of positional sensors onto key elements of the robotic arm, together with a power-on calibration routine. Inclusion of a general purpose interface, to include LCD, voice recognition and speech generators. Design of aesthetically pleasing attachments to help achieve drinking, teeth cleaning, shaving, applying make-up, game playing and painting/drawing. Design and production of a special multi-purpose end-effector, which will cater for the pick up and put down requirements of the attachments.Re-write of code in a high level language, probably "C", to facilitate software maintenance, debugging and future upgrading of the system. Improvements to payload, accuracy, velocity and duty cycle of the robot. Design and production of a PCB control system to cater for the above specification. In brief, content of the proposal is as follows:Analysis of user requirements will be carried outSensors will be fitted to the arm and all technical improvements implemented. Software will be written to operate the sensors and cater for technical improvements. Attachments will be designed and fitted to the system and software written to operate them. System evaluation studies will be conducted with ten end users. Champ scientifique sciences naturellesinformatique et science de l'informationlogicielingénierie et technologiegénie électrique, génie électronique, génie de l’informationingénierie électroniquesystème d’automatisation et de contrôlelettresartsarts visuelsingénierie et technologiegénie électrique, génie électronique, génie de l’informationingénierie électroniquecapteursingénierie et technologiegénie électrique, génie électronique, génie de l’informationingénierie électroniquerobotique Programme(s) FP4-BIOMED 2 - Specific research, technological development and demonstration programme in the field of biomedicine and health, 1994-1998 Thème(s) 2.4 - Rehabilitation, replacement or restoration of human function Appel à propositions Data not available Régime de financement CSC - Cost-sharing contracts Coordinateur Staffordshire University Adresse College road ST4 2DE Stoke-on-trent Royaume-Uni Voir sur la carte Contribution de l’UE Aucune donnée Participants (3) Trier par ordre alphabétique Trier par contribution de l’UE Tout développer Tout réduire Evangelische Stiftung Volmarstein Allemagne Contribution de l’UE € 0,00 Adresse 40,grundschötteler straße 40 58300 Wetter - ruhr Voir sur la carte Autres sources de financement Aucune donnée Lund University Suède Contribution de l’UE € 0,00 Adresse 1,ole roemers vaeg 1 221 00 Lund Voir sur la carte Autres sources de financement Aucune donnée Rehab Robotics Ltd. Royaume-Uni Contribution de l’UE € 0,00 Adresse 3-3,keele university, science park ST5 5BG Keele Voir sur la carte Autres sources de financement Aucune donnée
