Research and Design of Wearable Intelligent Umbrella to Help People in Rainy Days

Abstract

Because the people with upper limb disability will encounter travel problems in rainy days, researchers designed and made wearable intelligent umbrellas, so as to improve the rain-shield efficiency of the disabled when traveling in rainy days. People with upper limb disabilities will suffer from poor balance and low rain-shield efficiency when holding umbrellas with one hand. This umbrella can be used as a backpack for people with upper limb disabilities. When traveling in rainy days, the umbrella will automatically adjust the orientation of the umbrella surface according to the wind speed sensor on the other side of the backpack to improve the rain-shield efficiency. The design of umbrella is based on physical experiments, and the conclusion of rain-shield efficiency is also drawn from experiments, which ensures the strong scientific nature of the research. At present, the conclusion of the experiment verifies that umbrellas can be used in daily life and can run normally under turning, walking, turning and other actions. This study can improve the travel convenience of disabled people and improve their social identity.