Dispositivo para apoio a alimentação de pessoas com limitações motora fina implementado com técnicas de estabilização mecânica

Abstract

Among the possibilities of action by IT professionals, there is a focus on advancing and expanding social inclusion through assistive technology, which is the use of technology for the benefit of people who have some kind of difficulty. Creating new technologies, tools and processes that enable social inclusion can and should be practiced, characterizing social evolution. Aiming at these objectives, this project proposes the creation of a model of a stabilizing spoon for use by people who do not have the capacity for fine movement. Devices that enable the creation of the prototype will be used, taking into account utility, efficiency and cost. The devices used are: accelerometer CI MPU6050, Micro Servo SG90 and Arduino Nano. The devices will be coupled in a structure that will be similar to a spoon. The Arduino will be configured so that it receives information captured by the accelerometer and executes commands for the Micro Servo, seeking a better stabilization of the spoon attached to the structure. Two Micro Servo Motors will be used, the first that rotates compensating the movements of supination and pronation, and the second that compensates the movements of flexion and extension. There is already a project approved by Lift Labs, or Liftware, but in Brazil it costs around R$ 1,599.00. One of the requirements of this project is the low cost. In this way, it allows it to be sold in the future for a value well below today’s value, the product is expensive, making it more accessible to people who need this product.