Empowerment of Disabled people through the User Co-production of Assistive Technology

Programme 2014 - 2020 INTERREG V-A France - Belgium - The Netherlands - United Kingdom (Les Deux Mers / Two seas / Twee Zeeën)

Date of latest update: 2024-12-17

Description

Description (EN):

The project objective is to develop and deliver embedded hardware and software devices in the health sector using a bottom-up approach. The new Assistive Technologies (ATs) developed will be open, modular and able to adapt their assistance (or to be adapted by the user) to the user´s needs and give feedback to users in response to their needs. The expected benefits are cost and time savings for companies (for developing technologies) and hospitals (for care) as well as a higher efficiency of use of the technology, and better quality of life for disabled people.

Achievements (EN):

EDUCAT is a project to develop and deliver adaptive, open and modular technology to promote independence and improve quality of life for people with motor impairment and neurological disorders. The project aims to promote a user-centred assistive technology design, using codesign methods, involving service users, engineers, clinicians, researchers, user-support networks and companies. The expected benefits are cost and time savings for companies (for developing technologies) and hospitals (for care) as well as a higher efficiency of use of the technology. Because we believe that the best innovations start from a user need, we have developed a digital platform, iTCH! (www.letsitch.eu), to build up a network which brings together people with different skills and different nationalities. You can use this platform to share your ideas or to contribute to innovative projects regarding technologies for a better health. 34 ideas are in the platform. The iTCH! network includes 43 companies, 31 health service users, 17 networks and 27 service providers(O4). A securised part is also available for secret management(06). To allow developers to test effectiveness of new medical devices or treatments through clinical trials, an open modular adaptive framework is developed. The framework consists of a cloud database, an Android tablet and an embedded hardware. Developers can merge their own sensors, systems, algorithms etc. as new modules in the overall framework, allowing cost and time effective testing. The framework allows easy setting up of clinical trials on different remote locations (BE, FR, UK) with different user types and roles, letting the developer focus on the data analysis, rather than facing the problem of setting up the required environment to conduct the clinical trials (O1). The data recording system has been tested and data has been delivered. It was attached to the 9 wheelchair users over a period of 5 days. Preliminary results show the potential of a clinical value of the driving characteristics for gathering information about the wheelchair users and their need of assistance. Since the end of 2020, an Obstacle Detection System (OAS) and an autonomous parking sytem are available. Last testings in UK are running to non wheelchair volunters (02). A study of Wheelchair market of Belgium and France (O5) is also available, including an estimate gain of 1000€ a year per person using a powered wheelchair and OAS system.

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Delivered Outputs (EN):

The main outputs of the EDUCAT project are: ● Multiple innovative pilots, developed using a bottom-up approach, based on a new open modular adaptive framework to plug in different apps and sensors, for (i) improved rehabilitation and (ii) greater independence. ● A market analysis to show economic profit for better rehabilitation & higher independence ● A feasibility study researching better diagnosis possibilities by analysing data collected from apps and sensors connected to the framework; and ● An Interactive e-platform comprising of two interfaces: one for the end-users to co-create new technologies adopting a bottom-up approach, and another for SMEs, to allow the technological transfer, and hospitals to implement more effective health care services for their patients. Check the “Outputs” section below to download related material and see “Main Achievements” section for further information about the achieved results.

Thematic information

Health and social services Social inclusion and equal opportunities

Specific Objective: Increase the delivery of innovation in smart specialisation sectors

Thematic Objective: (01) strengthening research, technological development and innovation by:

Investment Priority:

(01b) promoting business investment in R&I, developing links and synergies between enterprises, research and development centres and the higher education sector, in particular promoting investment in product and service development, technology transfer, social innovation, eco-innovation, public service applications, demand stimulation, networking, clusters and open innovation through smart specialisation, and supporting technological and applied research, pilot lines, early product validation actions, advanced manufacturing capabilities and first production, in particular in key enabling technologies and diffusion of general purpose technologies

Partners (6)

Lead Partner: Yncréa Hauts-de-France

Department: Etablissement ISEN-Lille

Address: 41 Boulevard Vauban, 59046 Lille Cedex, France

Legal status: private

Total budget: EUR 1 081 179.71

ERDF budget: EUR 648 707.81

Sussex Community NHS Trust

Name: Sussex Community NHS Trust

Department: Chailey Heritage Clinical Services (Research Department)

Address: Beggars Wood Road, BN8 4JN North Chailey, United Kingdom

Legal status: private

Total budget: EUR 191 679.73

ERDF budget: EUR 115 007.84

Voka – Kamer van Koophandel Oost-Vlaanderen

Name: Voka – Kamer van Koophandel Oost-Vlaanderen

Department: Innovation

Address: Lammerstraat 18, 9000 Gent, Belgium

Legal status: private

Total budget: EUR 299 696.82

ERDF budget: EUR 179 818.09

Katholieke Universiteit Leuven

Name: Katholieke Universiteit Leuven

Department: Faculty of Engineering Technology

Address: Gebr. Desmetstraat 1, 9000 Gent, Belgium

Legal status: public

Total budget: EUR 643 406.68

ERDF budget: EUR 386 044.01

East Kent Hospitals University Foundation Trust

Name: East Kent Hospitals University Foundation Trust

Department: Medical Physics

Address: Ethelbert Road, CT13NG Canterbury, United Kingdom

Legal status: public

Total budget: EUR 275 486.46

ERDF budget: EUR 165 291.88

The University of Kent

Name: The University of Kent

Department: Engineering and Digital Arts

Address: Jennison Building, University of Kent, CT2 7NT Canterbury, Kent, United Kingdom

Legal status: public

Total budget: EUR 651 286.11

ERDF budget: EUR 390 771.67

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Sussex Community NHS Trust

Empowerment of Disabled people through the User Co-production of Assistive Technology

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Voka – Kamer van Koophandel Oost-Vlaanderen

Empowerment of Disabled people through the User Co-production of Assistive Technology

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Katholieke Universiteit Leuven

Empowerment of Disabled people through the User Co-production of Assistive Technology

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East Kent Hospitals University Foundation Trust

Empowerment of Disabled people through the User Co-production of Assistive Technology

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The University of Kent

Empowerment of Disabled people through the User Co-production of Assistive Technology

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Yncréa Hauts-de-France

Empowerment of Disabled people through the User Co-production of Assistive Technology

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Summary

Project name (EN): Empowerment of Disabled people through the User Co-production of Assistive Technology

Project acronym: EDUCAT

Project start date: 2016-09-01

Project end date: 2021-08-31

Project status: closed

Total budget/expenditure: EUR 3 142 735.51

Total EU funding (amount): EUR 1 885 641.30

Total EU funding (co-financing rate): 0.60%

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Powered Wheelchair Users Driving Char_x0002_acteristics: a Diagnostic Too

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Type of document: Report

Data source: http://www.interreg2seas.eu

Publication date: 2022-10-31

Document date: 2021-02-28

Languages: en

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Market analysis to show economic profit for better rehabilitation & higher independence

Attachment type: file

Type of document: Report

Data source: http://www.interreg2seas.eu

Publication date: 2022-10-31

Document date: 2021-08-31

Languages: en

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2014 - 2020 INTERREG V-A France - Belgium - The Netherlands - United Kingdom (Les Deux Mers / Two seas / Twee Zeeën)

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