Title :
New ergonomic headset for tongue-drive system with wireless smartphone interface
Author :
Park, Hangue ; Kim, Jeonghee ; Huo, Xueliang ; Hwang, In-O ; Ghovanloo, Maysam
Author_Institution :
GT-Bionics Lab., Georgia Inst. of Technol., Atlanta, GA, USA
fDate :
Aug. 30 2011-Sept. 3 2011
Abstract :
Tongue Drive System (TDS) is a wireless tongue-operated assistive technology (AT), developed for people with severe physical disabilities to control their environment using their tongue motion. We have developed a new ergonomic headset for the TDS with a user-friendly smartphone interface, through which users will be able to wirelessly control various devices, access computers, and drive wheelchairs. This headset design is expected to act as a flexible and multifunctional communication interface for the TDS and improve its usability, accessibility, aesthetics, and convenience for the end users.
Keywords :
biomedical equipment; handicapped aids; mobile handsets; telemedicine; ergonomic headset; multifunctional communication interface; physical disability; tongue motion; tongue-drive system; user-friendly smartphone interface; wheelchairs; wireless smartphone interface; wireless tongue-operated assistive technology; Batteries; Magnetic sensors; Portable computers; Tongue; Wheelchairs; Wireless communication; Wireless sensor networks; Cellular Phone; Electronics, Medical; Equipment Design; Human Engineering; Humans; Self-Help Devices; Tongue; User-Computer Interface; Wheelchairs; Wireless Technology;
Conference_Titel :
Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, EMBC, 2011 Annual International Conference of the IEEE
Conference_Location :
Boston, MA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-4121-1
Electronic_ISBN :
1557-170X
DOI :
10.1109/IEMBS.2011.6091713
