Piboard

P – Board is an innovative device with a strong technological core that can help people to improve their proprioception in a more safe, funny and efficient way. The device is composed by two main subassembly that are the base and the moving footboard.

The main topic of project is prioprioception training. We have found out that, despite it’s importance, it is often unknown or underestimated. For this reason, we want to develop a device for proprioception exercises to give more relevance to this useful discipline. In contrary to the existing balance boards Pboard will provide a various range of difficulty, depending on the user’s possibilities.

Prioprioceptive training is performed in the best way while used without any additional support. This training is focused on a generated instability that sometimes can make the exercise dangerous since the risk of unpredicted fall is higher. For this reason we design a support able to help the user to keep his balance.

The feedback about the equilibrium during the exercise is obtained using both accelerometer and a gyroscope. All the data is processed by the electronic board to set up the machine and shown in a user-friendly interface in the way to have a feedback about the user’s progress.

_{In collaboration with:}
Federico Amadini
Dorota Balewicz
Alessandro Farina
Riccardo Gualzetti