Mouse replacement for people with brain injury or disability

I have designed a joystick to replace a mouse for (disableled) people who experience difficulty using a mouse.
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Mouse replacement for people with a nervous or brain dysfunction which prevents them from using a regular computer mouse. In this case a child was not able to use a regular mouse, because she was not able to click the mouse without having a tremor. The joystick is pretty easy to make, or to have made by a person with minor elektronics knowledge. Soldering is also required. 

The dust cap should be printed in a very flexible material (TPU) or may be omitted.

Additional parts needed:

  • Arduino pro micro without headers
  • MPU-6050 Accelerometer and Gyroscope 3-Axis Module 3.3V-5V
  • 3 non latching buttons type AB6Y-M-(colour)
  • several different colours of thin insulated stranded wire
  • a micro USB data cable
  • a tap M4
  • a tap M6
  • a sockethead screw M6x30
  • two sockethead screws M5x40 
  • two nuts M5
  • two setscrews M4 with a flat point and internal hexagon
  • one strong printbed spring about 30mm long OD 8mm

Instructible for the assembly and code:

https://www.instructables.com/Mouse-for-People-With-Brain-or-Nervous-Diability/

I want to mention 'Kikihobbyrepair'. I have worked further from his idea ‘space rat’ which you can find on this link: https://youtu.be/68EapQbDBOc

I hope i can help some people with this design.

Davy 

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