Smart Rollator
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| updated May 18, 2010 |
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T he Smart Rollator project is an interdisciplinary biomedical research project led by Dr. Adrian Chan at Carleton University in Ottawa, Ontario. The aim of the research is to enhance rollators (ambulatory assistive devices that are similar to walkers but have wheels that better support "normal walking" gait) by integrating minimally obtrusive sensors technologies.
The Smart Rollator will enable:
- improved health care through monitoring of adherence and progression during rehabilitation, as well as potential early identification of health care issues; and
- quantitative assessment of rollator usage to improve the design and prescription of rollators.
Reliable real-world monitoring integrated in the Smart Rollator will enable remote monitoring and point-of-care solutions. In addition, the Smart Rollator is designed to promote the independent living of older adults; this will help address the growing needs of the aging population. Ambulatory assistive devices, such as rollators, provide an effective means of delivering such monitoring solutions. Smart Rollator concepts are not limited to rollators and are also applicable to wheelchairs, conventional walkers, and other remote monitoring systems (e.g., handheld and wearable technologies); however, early adoption is anticipated withrollators.
The Smart Rollator System
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