Title :
Monitoring and Transmission via Wireless Network for an Assistive Device
Author :
Chang, Yi-Chu ; Chen, Chiun-Fan ; Lin, Hua-sheng ; Chong, Fok-Ching ; Luh, Jer-Junn ; Lai, Jin-Shin
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng., National Taiwan Univ., Taipei
Abstract :
Owing to the increasing number of disabled individuals, technical aids are acting more aggressively in the era of modern medicine. The M3S (multiple master multiple slave) system developed for the physically challenged, utilizes intelligent transmission and integration mechanisms to arrange all hooked-up devices with proper control. To overcome certain limitations of the system (e.g. distance), an RF (radio frequency) wireless module would be in charge of the wireless communication between a remote bus and a local bus. It is demonstrated here as assistance for parking assistive vehicles (e.g. powered wheelchair) located in a remote region, which also includes monitoring and usage of accessorial data transmissions shown in our man-machine interface
Keywords :
handicapped aids; medical control systems; patient rehabilitation; assistive device; assistive vehicles; disabled individuals; local bus; man-machine interface; modern medicine; monitoring; multiple master multiple slave system; powered wheelchair; radio frequency wireless module; remote bus; technical aids; transmission; wireless communication; wireless network; Communication system control; Control systems; Master-slave; Medical control systems; Monitoring; Radio frequency; Vehicles; Wheelchairs; Wireless communication; Wireless networks; assistive vehicles; wireless control;
Conference_Titel :
Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, 2005. IEEE-EMBS 2005. 27th Annual International Conference of the
Conference_Location :
Shanghai
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-8741-4
DOI :
10.1109/IEMBS.2005.1616479