"Stop-It anti-fidgeting device

Date Issued:: 2009
Summary:: Fidgeting and otherwise constant movements in individuals can be beneficial in those who suffer from Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder or Generalized Anxiety Disorder as well as others. However this constant movement can also be a distraction to others as well as protrude an air of no self confidence. It is the drawbacks from these actions that we wish to address. By developing an intelligent system that can detect these motions and alert the user, it will allow the wearer of the device to self correct. It is in this self control that one may exhibit more confidence or simply reduce the level of irritation experienced by those in the immediate vicinity. We have designed and built a low cost, mobile, lightweight, untethered, wearable prototype device. It will detect these actions and deliver user selectable biofeedback through a light emitting diode, buzzer, vibromotor or an electric shock to allow for self control.

Title:	The "Stop-It anti-fidgeting device.	429 views 186 downloads
Name(s):	Barnard, Scott A. College of Engineering and Computer Science Department of Computer and Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
Type of Resource:	text
Genre:	Electronic Thesis Or Dissertation
Date Created:	2009
Date Issued:	2009
Publisher:	Florida Atlantic University
Physical Form:	electronic
Extent:	xi, 76 p. : ill. (some col.)
Language(s):	English
Summary:	Fidgeting and otherwise constant movements in individuals can be beneficial in those who suffer from Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder or Generalized Anxiety Disorder as well as others. However this constant movement can also be a distraction to others as well as protrude an air of no self confidence. It is the drawbacks from these actions that we wish to address. By developing an intelligent system that can detect these motions and alert the user, it will allow the wearer of the device to self correct. It is in this self control that one may exhibit more confidence or simply reduce the level of irritation experienced by those in the immediate vicinity. We have designed and built a low cost, mobile, lightweight, untethered, wearable prototype device. It will detect these actions and deliver user selectable biofeedback through a light emitting diode, buzzer, vibromotor or an electric shock to allow for self control.
Identifier:	497050032 (oclc), 368612 (digitool), FADT368612 (IID), fau:4254 (fedora)
Note(s):	by Scott A. Barnard. Thesis (M.S.C.S.)--Florida Atlantic University, 2009. Includes bibliography. Electronic reproduction. Boca Raton, Fla., 2009. Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subject(s):	Restless legs syndrome -- Treatment -- Technological innovations Agitation (Psychology) Biomedical engineering Neural networks (Neurobiology)
Persistent Link to This Record:	http://purl.flvc.org/FAU/368612
Use and Reproduction:	http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/
Host Institution:	FAU

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