Prototype and Simulation of a Single-Board Computer Actuator Arm for Applications in

• Winston Sealy ^[2] ; Emma Encarnacion ^[1]
  1. [1] Universidad Acción Pro-Educación y Cultura

     Universidad Acción Pro-Educación y Cultura

     Santo Domingo De Guzmán, República Dominicana

     
  2. [2] Minnesota State University
• Localización: Global Partnerships for Development and Engineering Education: Proceedings of the 15th LACCEI International Multi-Conference for Engineering, Education and Technology,July 19-21, 2017, Boca Raton, FL, United States / Victor Hugo Gonzalez Jaramillo (dir.), Pedro Fabricio Zanzzi Diaz (dir.), Rudy Altamirano Zambrano (dir.), Gissela Ganchozo Ortega (aut.), 2017, ISBN 978-0-9993443-0-9
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • Healthcare providers worldwide must adopt best practices to ensure patient safety and likewise their own safety. The utilization of a Patient lift assistive device is one such best practice used by most healthcare providers to mitigate the risks associated with both patient and provider injuries. In this research, the authors expand on the conceptual design of a patient lift by designing and analyzing a prototype actuator arm. The paper presents an overview of two critical components for actuator operations. Firstly, the functional operation of the actuator was developed using a DC motor, relays, sensors, and Python programming of a Single-Board Computer. Secondly, a compound spur gear box was designed and analyzed using Creo 3.0 Mechanism to simulate the kinematic behavior of the parametric model.