Producto para apoyo en la comunicación en personas con parálisis cerebral mayores de cinco años con movilidad funcional en alguno de sus miembros superiores, capacidad de sostener el cuello y déficit cognitivo leve, moderada o severa

Abstract

The purpose of this project was to develop a prototype of a supporting device to improve the communication of people over the age of five with cerebral palsy from functional mobility in one of its upper limbs, capacity of sustaining the neck and mild, moderate or severe cognitive deficiency of the Neurorehabilitation Center arise in the city of Cali. It presents the design and implementation of the prototype, mainly aimed at a person with cerebral palsy since this disease has different characteristics in each of the people.

The design process used the technique of analysis and creativity: TRIZ inventive problem-solving theory and during the product design process it involved the participation of other disciplines, mainly in the area of health.

The project is part of both the health and engineering design area with special emphasis on electronic engineering in the product synthesis part. From the health area, the problem is associated with the low communication that people have with their environment, and their dependence on their caregivers or family members; this is why speech and language therapies are performed so that they can communicate in one way or another. From the area of engineering design, the work is focused on designing a new product to supplement the need for communication of people with cerebral palsy regarding their environment. Electronic engineering is evidenced in grade work, presenting an integrated application, data transmission and coupling of hardware and software. Likewise, the product made, meets the functional requirements that arise during the entire development of the work, that is, fulfills the function of communicating some desire or pleasure to another person, according to the permanent monitoring made to the user.