My Portfolio
Welcome to my portfolio. Here you’ll find a selection of my work. Explore my projects to learn more about what I do.
Design Up
"Locomotion, Healthcare, and Services"
We provide design, manufacturing, engineering, and digital solutions to consolidate the ecosystem and solutions provider to safety, training, and wellbeing.
Awards and Recognition
Always on Alert for Balance Loss with “The Balance Assessment Device,” An Outstanding Innovation by Chula Researcher
ITEX 2023, Malaysia
“The Balance Assessment Device” — gold medal winner at ITEX 2023, Malaysia, and recipient of World Invention Intellectual Property Associations’ (WIIPA) Special Award (Gold Medal) — checks body balance and balance loss for behavior changes and fall prevention to promote fall risk awareness and knowledge.
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IOIAC 2023
Internationally Outstanding Inventors Awards Ceremony (IOIAC) 2023, Ministry of Higher Education, Science, Research and Innovation by National Research Council of Thailand (NRCT)
Chula Deep Tech 2023
Chula Deep Tech Demo Day 2023,
Innovation by Chatchanee Pakavatsoontorn International School of Engineering (ISE), Faculty of Engineering, Chulalongkorn University
Always on Alert for Balance Loss with “The Balance Assessment Device,” An Outstanding Innovation by Chula Researcher
Chula Engineering lecturer’s innovation “The Balance Assessment Device” — gold medal winner at ITEX 2023, Malaysia, and recipient of World Invention Intellectual Property Associations’ (WIIPA) Special Award (Gold Medal) — checks body balance and balance loss for behavior changes and fall prevention to promote fall risk awareness and knowledge.
Chatchanee Pakavatsoontorn
International School of Engineering (ISE),
Faculty of Engineering, Chulalongkorn University
Standing in public buses, Chatchanee Pakavatsoontorn, an adjunct lecturer in the International School of Engineering (ISE), Faculty of Engineering, Chulalongkorn University, has found herself losing her balance occasionally. Researching to find a solution, She found that a personal balance assessment device didn’t exist. This has led to this innovation which would help us train our body or adjust our behavior. Chatchanee aims this for such medical purposes as screening, preliminary health assessment, balance analysis for physical therapy, and exercise planning. Besides, this device can be used for personality training for certain professions.
Poor balance and ataxia: Invisible illness
Ataxia is a balance symptom found in every physical movement. An unbalanced walking causes instability and can lead to a deadly fall.
“Our ears affect our balance, and irregularity in one ear can make us lose our balance while moving. Our lifestyles, especially for those in the professions that require muscular strength, also affect our balance,” Chatchanee cites a few possible causes for poor balance.
Multiple balance analyses by a single device
A Deep Tech innovation, the Balance Assessment Device is compact, lightweight, and portable, with only two main components, namely a standing platform and a USB cord connecting it to a computer, tablet, or mobile phone for display of analysis results.
Anyone can assess their balance
The Balance Assessment Device is not only for elderly people but also anyone older than four (or 10 kilograms and more), including athletes, exercise people, and those who want to develop their personality. All can benefit from this innovation differently according to their age groups and needs.
Balance assessment for medical purposes
“We’ve tested in three hospitals, and the doctors have positive responses, especially for physicians and pediatricians who would like to have it for patient screening as it can assess balance, and balance area, in real-time using any device with Microsoft Excel capability without the need to install any additional software. It can help lighten the medical personnel’s load and be easily accessed by patients who live farther away from the hospitals.”
Good balance, good health
“This innovation is a simple tool that can assist the doctor in assessing fall risks among elderly people, encouraging behavioral changes, promoting fall prevention, and raising fall risk awareness and knowledge. Anyone can use it to check their balance and status. It can help lighten the medical personnel’s load and create public well-being.”
