Title :
Adaptive EMG-driven communication for the disabled
Author :
Park, Hae-Jeong ; Kwon, Sung-Hoon ; Kim, Hee-Chan ; Park, Kwang-Suk
Author_Institution :
Interdisciplinary Program of Med. & Biol. Eng. Major, Seoul Nat. Univ., South Korea
Abstract :
We suggest a communication method for severely disabled persons, who have lost both mobility and speech, and their family using Morse code derived by Masseter muscle EMG. We developed a portable system that comprises EMG amplifier, A/D conversion, text-to-speech module, remote control module and serial communication to the host system. After training, the patient can make speech by composing Morse code by moving his/her chin. Calibration and remote control mode is supported. It also supports the adaptive encoding method for fatigue
Keywords :
adaptive codes; analogue-digital conversion; biocontrol; biomedical electronics; calibration; electromyography; handicapped aids; speech synthesis; telecontrol; A/D conversion; EMG amplifier; Masseter muscle EMG; Morse code; adaptive EMG-driven communication; adaptive encoding; calibration; disabled person aid; instrumentation amplifier; portable system; remote control module; serial communication; text-to-speech module; Biomedical engineering; Calibration; Communication system control; Control systems; Electromyography; Encoding; Fatigue; Muscles; Speech coding; Speech synthesis;
Conference_Titel :
[Engineering in Medicine and Biology, 1999. 21st Annual Conference and the 1999 Annual Fall Meetring of the Biomedical Engineering Society] BMES/EMBS Conference, 1999. Proceedings of the First Joint
Conference_Location :
Atlanta, GA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-5674-8
DOI :
10.1109/IEMBS.1999.802734
