Intention reading is essential in human-friendly interfaces for the elderly and the handicapped

Author

Bien, Z. Zenn ; Park, Kwang-Hyun ; Jung, Jin-Woo ; Do, Jun-Hyeong

Author_Institution

Dept. of Electr. Eng. & Comput. Sci., Korea Adv. Inst. of Sci. & Technol., Daejeon, South Korea

Volume

52

Issue

6

fYear

2005

Firstpage

1500

Lastpage

1505

Abstract

Some major issues of human-friendly man-machine interaction/interfaces in an intelligent residential system are dealt with to cope with increasing needs of the elderly and the handicapped for a higher level of living conditions. Specifically, the existing systems in this area are first examined and the inadequacy of some current remote-control interfaces for the elderly/handicapped is pointed out. Then, some intention-reading techniques are introduced for the elderly and/or the physically handicapped, for easier and more convenient use of machines and engineering systems.

Keywords

handicapped aids; home automation; human computer interaction; man-machine systems; telecontrol equipment; user interfaces; human-friendly interfaces; intelligent residential system; intention reading techniques; man-machine interaction; remote-control interfaces; Home appliances; Home automation; Humans; Intelligent robots; Intelligent systems; Manufacturing automation; Robotics and automation; Senior citizens; Systems engineering and theory; TV; Human-friendly interface; intelligent residential system; intention reading;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Industrial Electronics, IEEE Transactions on

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0278-0046

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/TIE.2005.858734

Filename

1546365