The App development process and the user interface: from the requirements analysis to the design concept and the product
Mobile phones, tablets, smart watches, smart glasses: there are indefinite examples of new generation IT systems. They are such “personal” devices that we can’t live without them, because they facilitate our daily activities, at home or at work. Then they are simple and intuitive in their use, since they respond to our most diverse needs. […]
The Technology Readiness Level (TRL) and the technological development of Adam’s Hand®
The acronym TRL comes from Technology Readiness Level and corresponds to a scale of numerical values that estimate the technological maturity of a product. Where do TRLs come from? The NASA was the first that used this tool to quantify its technological development. In 1977 it started to assign values compared to the levels of […]
3D Computer Graphics: how to create and animate a new idea
If you ask an audience: “when was 3D Computer Graphics born?”, almost certainly everyone would trace the origins of this IT discipline to no more than 20 years ago. To find it out, first let’s try to explain what it is. In order to give a rather broad definition of Computer Graphics, we would say […]
Prosthesis and daily life: the importance of a functional assessment
The activities of daily life (ADL) are the actions that an adult performs independently during the daily life, without necessarily requiring assistance. Brushing your teeth, combing your hair, wearing a sweater or making your own lunch are all considered activities of daily life and the inability to carry them out by yourself significantly affects the […]
EMG: the signal that gives you an hand!
Even for non-professionals, the trend of an electrocardiographic (ECG) trace is not a big news. We all know very well that the heart, by contracting, generates an electrical signal which, taken through appropriate electrodes and devices, is represented with the classic wave pattern recognizable by the Q-R-S complex. How does EMG signal work? The electromyographic […]
