Title :
An expert system to aid in the prescription of electronic augmentative communication devices
Author :
Bertrand, Kyle V. ; Napper, Stan A. ; Ezell, Patti M.
Author_Institution :
Louisiana Tech. Univ., Ruston, LA, USA
Abstract :
The prescription process used by the expert system involves matching the client´s capabilities and needs to an augmentative communication device. The formalized knowledge of the relationships between the client´s needs and capabilities and the device parameters was implemented in a personal computer program. The expert system was consulted on 13 in-house cases, and its prescription was identical to the device the client had actually received
Keywords :
biomedical electronics; expert systems; handicapped aids; medical computing; electronic augmentative communication devices; formalized knowledge; medical device prescription; medical expert system; personal computer program; Biomedical engineering; Computer science education; Consumer electronics; Expert systems; Medical expert systems; Microcomputers; Protocols; Speech; Technological innovation; Testing;
Conference_Titel :
Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, 1989. Images of the Twenty-First Century., Proceedings of the Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in
Conference_Location :
Seattle, WA
DOI :
10.1109/IEMBS.1989.96494
