Alternative Human-Machine Interface system for powered wheelchairs

Author

Berjon, R. ; Mateos, M. ; Barriuso, A.L. ; Muriel, I. ; Villarrubia, Gabriel

Author_Institution

Fac. de Inf., Univ. Pontificia de Salamanca, Salamanca, Spain

fYear

2011

fDate

16-18 Nov. 2011

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

5

Abstract

In this paper Aescolapius is introduced as new HMI system, Human-Machine Interface, which controls the movement of a powered device, using common peripherals: an RGB camera, a microphone or a mobile phone. In order to test the feasibility of the system, Aescolapius has been integrated in a motorized wheelchair. The goal is to allow disabled people to have alternatives in guiding their wheelchairs: with head movements, using voice commands, sliding a finger across the touch screen of a mobile phone or tilting the phone.

Keywords

cameras; electric vehicles; handicapped aids; human computer interaction; mobile handsets; motion control; touch sensitive screens; user interfaces; wheelchairs; Aescolapius; HMI system; RGB camera; alternative human-machine interface system; disabled people; head movements; microphone; mobile phone touch screen; powered device movement control; powered wheelchairs; voice commands; Cameras; Computer vision; Face; Image motion analysis; Mobile handsets; Speech recognition; Wheelchairs; HMI; disabled people; head control; mobile device; motion detection;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Serious Games and Applications for Health (SeGAH), 2011 IEEE 1st International Conference on

Conference_Location

Braga

Print_ISBN

978-1-4673-0433-7

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/SeGAH.2011.6165452

Filename

6165452