User-Centered Design Methodologies for the Prototype Development of a Smart Harness and Related System to Provide Haptic Cues to Persons with Parkinson’s Disease

• Published in: Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) Vol. 22; no. 21; p. 8095
• Main Authors: Imbesi, Silvia, Corzani, Mattia, Lopane, Giovanna, Mincolelli, Giuseppe, Chiari, Lorenzo
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Basel MDPI AG 22.10.2022; MDPI
• Subjects: Analysis; Biofeedback training; Care and treatment; design methodology; haptic feedback; human health monitoring; inclusive design; Laboratories; Methods; Parkinson's disease; prototypes; Self-help devices for the disabled; Sensors; sensory cues; Smartphones; Italy

This paper describes the second part of the PASSO (Parkinson smart sensory cues for older users) project, which designs and tests an innovative haptic biofeedback system based on a wireless body sensor network using a smartphone and different smartwatches specifically designed to rehabilitate postur...