开源的3D打印前臂拐杖可以打印
Maryam Mottaghi1, Morgan Woods1, Laura Danier2
1Department of Mechanical and Materials Engineering, Western University, London, Canada.
PloS one
|February 20, 2025
概括
这项研究介绍了一种可负担得起的,开源的前臂拐杖,旨在用于3D打印. 这种低成本,持久的移动辅助工具符合安全标准,并为残疾人提供可定制的解决方案.
科学领域:
- 生物医学工程 生物医学工程
- 材料科学 材料科学 材料科学
- 开源硬件是开源的硬件.
背景情况:
- 传统拐杖的有限可用性和高成本阻碍了移动障碍的人.
- 在冲突地区,缺乏移动辅助工具,特别是拐杖,至关重要.
- 需要负担得起,可定制和本地生产的辅助设备是显著的.
研究的目的:
- 使用数字分布式制造开发一种低成本,功能,开源的前臂拐杖.
- 为了利用3D打印技术来生产可访问的移动辅助工具.
- 在资源有限的环境中解决拐杖供应缺口.
主要方法:
- 使用免费和开源硬件原则来设计拐杖.
- 采用廉价桌面3D打印机的数字分布式制造.
- 根据ISO 11334-1:2007标准进行了静态承载试验.
主要成果:
- 开源的拐杖超过了ISO负载能力要求的51.6% (1516.3±169.9N).
- 拐杖的重量仅为0.612公斤,相当于同类商业设备的27%.
- 材料成本为加拿大36美元,回收塑料可能不到13美元.
结论:
- 开发的开源前臂拐杖是一种经济,功能和可定制的替代方案.
- 3D打印和开源原则使必要的移动辅助工具的可访问性制造成为可能.
- 这项创新在全球范围内显著改善了对重要辅助设备的访问.
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