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Development of head gesture interface for electric wheelchair

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i-CREATe '07: Proceedings of the 1st international convention on Rehabilitation engineering & assistive technology: in conjunction with 1st Tan Tock Seng Hospital Neurorehabilitation Meeting

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https://doi.org/10.1145/1328491.1328511

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For persons with severe disabilities who find it difficult to use the joystick of an electric wheelchair, we have developed an interface that enables an electric wheelchair to be operated by gestures such as head movements. By using a camera for visual sensing, we plan to implement a non-contact non-constraining interface, thereby making the interface much more convenient to use. We are keeping this study user-oriented by conducting clinical tests with the help of actual users to determine where the camera should be situated, how it should be used, and so on.

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Development of head gesture interface for electric wheelchair
1. Computer systems organization
  1. Embedded and cyber-physical systems
    1. Robotics
      1. External interfaces for robotics
    2. Sensors and actuators

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i-CREATe '07: Proceedings of the 1st international convention on Rehabilitation engineering & assistive technology: in conjunction with 1st Tan Tock Seng Hospital Neurorehabilitation Meeting

April 2007

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ISBN:9781595938527

DOI:10.1145/1328491

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Zen T. H. KOH
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