A framework for mouse and keyboard emulation in a tongue control system

Author

Lund, Morten Enemark ; Caltenco, Héctor A. ; Lontis, Eugen Romulus ; Christiensen, Henrik Vie ; Bentsen, Bo ; Struijk, Lotte N S Andreasen

Author_Institution

Dept. of Health Sci. & Technol., Aalborg Univ., Aalborg, Denmark

fYear

2009

fDate

3-6 Sept. 2009

Firstpage

815

Lastpage

818

Abstract

Effective human input devices for computer control are very important to quadriplegics and others with severe disabilities. This paper describes a framework for computer control without need for special PC software or drivers. The framework is based on a tongue control system recently developed at Center for Sensory-Motor Interaction (SMI), Aalborg University. The framework provides emulation of a standard USB keyboard and mouse, and allows tongue control of any computer using standard USB drivers available in all modern operating systems.

Keywords

handicapped aids; keyboards; medical control systems; mouse controllers (computers); USB keyboard; disability; human input devices; keyboard emulation; mouse; quadriplegics; sensory-motor interaction; standard USB drivers; tongue control system; Communication Aids for Disabled; Computer Peripherals; Feedback; Humans; Man-Machine Systems; Signal Processing, Computer-Assisted; Telemetry; Tongue; Touch; Transducers; User-Computer Interface;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, 2009. EMBC 2009. Annual International Conference of the IEEE

Conference_Location

Minneapolis, MN

ISSN

1557-170X

Print_ISBN

978-1-4244-3296-7

Electronic_ISBN

1557-170X

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/IEMBS.2009.5334055

Filename

5334055