Roughly 7 million Americans suffer from some form of Essential Tremor, most commonly manifesting in their arms and hands. An Essential Tremor is an involuntary rhythmic shaking in the appendage of a patient.

Currently these tremors can be mitigated through various forms of drug treatments but often involve side effects, regular checkups and self-monitoring. They also tend to lose their potency over time, requiring increases in daily dosage.

The goals of this project are to research the current state of wearable tremor mitigation technologies and identify gaps in treatment options.

The expected end result is a wearable tremor mitigation technology that decreases the intensity of the tremors and increases the patient’s dexterity and confidence in the daily life.

Sponsors

Project Name

Tremor Analysis and Mitigation

Project Number

P17044

Project Family

Biomedical track

Start Term

2161

End Term

2165

Faculty Guide

Prof. Edward Hanzlik, echeee@rit.edu

Primary Customer

Dr. Dan Phillips

Sponsor (financial support)

Multidisciplinary Senior Design

Planning & Execution

Background and Research

Problem Definition

Systems Design

Preliminary Detailed Design

Detailed Design

Build & Test Prep

Subsystem Build & Test

Integrated System Build & Test

Integrated System Build & Test with Customer Demo

Customer Handoff & Final Project Documentation