ANTI-TREMOR SPOON

DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT

CONTENTS
Background
Concept Analysis
System Structure
Costs
Timetable

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BACKGROUND
Current Market
Steady SpoonTM
Mechanical solution
Comes with counter-weights to prevent tremor
$ 58.99 (Adult Handle)

Patterson Medical: http://

www.pattersonmedical.com/app.aspx?cmd=getProduct&key=IF_921000294
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BACKGROUND
Current Market
GYENNO SPOON
Claimed to catch 85% unwanted tremor
130 grams
$ 299.00

GYENNO: http://www.gyenno.com/spoon-en.html
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BACKGROUND
Current Market
LIFT WARE
Proven to catch 70% unwanted tremor*
Liftlabs (bought by Google)
$ 233.00 (Starter Kit)

*A non-invasive handled assistive device to accommodate essential tremor: A pilot

study, Movement Disorders, Vol. 29, No. 6, pp. 838-842, 2014
Liftware: http://www.gyenno.com/spoon-en.html
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CONCEPT ANALYSIS
Stabilization Problem
Classic problem in dynamics and control theory, which is widely used as a benchmark
for testing control algorithms
Balancing the center of mass of an object on a certain axis
Balancing cart, Inverted pendulum

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CONCEPT ANALYSIS
Steadicam / Gimbal
Stabilizers for motion picture cameras
Mechanically isolates the camera from the operators movements
It allows for a smooth shot, even when moving quickly over an uneven surface.

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SYSTEM STRUCTURE
Closed loop system representation of the anti-tremor spoon

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PROJECT COSTS
Prospected expenditure for one unit, without mechanical parts

Item
STM32F103

Descriptio
n

Cost

Quantit
y

Subtot
al

STM32_M

7,500

7,500

1,350

2,700

78,000

78,000

52,800

52,800

13,916

DC

M1N10FB09F
P0-GMD-20 3
01
3

LIS3LV02QD

5V 1700mAh

44,500

44,500

LM1117-3.3V

1,600

1,600

6N137

1,000

2,000

Devicemart: http
://www.devicemart.co.kr/
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PROJECT TIMETABLE
Expected timeline

TASK

MARCH

APRIL

MAY

JUNE

JULY

Concept
analysis
Circuit design
Proof of
concept
System test
Mechanical
design
Prototype
Prototype test

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