Title :
Resistopalatography as an assistive technology for users with spinal cord injuries
Author :
Robert Horne;Steve Kelly;Paul Sharp
Author_Institution :
Kent Speech and Swallowing Research Team, School of Engineering and Digital Arts University of Kent, Canterbury, United Kingdom
Abstract :
Translating a desired user´s input using conventional methods such as a keyboard and mouse for the computer, or a joystick for a wheelchair is a major challenge faced by users whom have no limb control. This paper describes an iteration of Resistopalatography, a method using the tongue as a pointing device to emulate the use of the hand for cursor movement and wheelchair control. The system employs force sensitive sensors located within the mouth on a dental retainer plate to measure the tongue´s pressure against the hard palate. The position and force of tongue against the sensors can be translated into mouse cursor or wheelchair joystick equivalents.
Keywords :
"Sensors","Tongue","Computers","Force","Mice","Wheelchairs"
Conference_Titel :
Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (EMBC), 2015 37th Annual International Conference of the IEEE
Electronic_ISBN :
1558-4615
DOI :
10.1109/EMBC.2015.7319362