Empowering Children with Cerebral Palsy Through Interactive Sensory Technology

Organization
AACD - Associação de Assistência à Criança Deficiente
Role
Full-Stack Developer & Compiler Engineer
Timeline
Aug 2023 - Dec 2023
Target Audience
Occupational therapists and children with mild cerebral palsy at AACD
Empowering Children with Cerebral Palsy Through Interactive Sensory Technology

An integrated sensory mat system with a custom IDE that revolutionizes occupational therapy for children with cerebral palsy. The solution combines a tactile mat embedded with the GregMaker assistive device with a web-based programming interface that allows therapists to design personalized therapeutic activities using visual block programming. The system provides multi-sensory stimulation (tactile, visual, and auditory) while tracking patient progress and suggesting optimal therapy flows.

Goals

Enable therapists to program custom therapeutic activities without coding knowledge

Provide multi-sensory stimulation for comprehensive therapy engagement

Track patient progress

Create affordable assistive technology accessible to underprivileged communities

Eliminate costs for AACD while maintaining high-quality therapeutic outcomes

Challenges

Designing intuitive block-based programming IDE for non-technical users

Building custom compiler (lexical, syntactic, semantic analyzers and code generator)

Integrating hardware with web platform for real-time therapy execution

Creating comfortable tactile interface that mimics everyday objects

Ensuring system security for sensitive patient health data

Outcomes

Developed complete IDE with visual block programming interface

Built full compiler pipeline for translating therapy programs to hardware

Integrated GregMaker device with custom sensory mat and display

Implemented containerized architecture with Docker for scalability

Created free solution saving AACD costs while exceeding competitor features

Technologies

ReactNode.jsDockerCompiler DesignGregMakerEmbedded SystemsMachine Learning

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