Title :
A foot-operated computer keypad
Author :
Ker, Jun-Ing ; Zhu, Yanming
Author_Institution :
Coll. of Eng. & Sci., Louisiana Tech. Univ., Ruston, LA, USA
Abstract :
This paper presents the development of a foot-operated computer keypad that can be mounted on the foot rest of a wheelchair. The keypad aims to serve as an alternate computer input device for disabled individuals who can only enter data with one foot
Keywords :
handicapped aids; keyboards; alternate computer input device; computer access; data entry; disabled individuals; foot rest; foot-operated computer keypad; wheelchair; Aluminum; Biomedical computing; Foot; Industrial engineering; Keyboards; Microprocessors; Printed circuits; Switches; Switching circuits; Wheelchairs;
Conference_Titel :
Biomedical Engineering Conference, 1997., Proceedings of the 1997 Sixteenth Southern
Conference_Location :
Biloxi, MS
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-3869-3
DOI :
10.1109/SBEC.1997.583209
