Controlling hand-assistive devices: utilizing electrooculography as a substitute for vision

Author

Yaoyao Hao ; Controzzi, Marco ; Cipriani, Christian ; Popovic, Dejan B. ; Xin Yang ; Weidong Chen ; Xiaoxiang Zheng ; Carrozza, Maria

Author_Institution

Qiushi Acad. for Adv. Studies, Zhejiang Univ., Hangzhou, China

Volume

20

Issue

1

fYear

2013

fDate

Mar-13

Firstpage

40

Lastpage

52

Abstract

The loss of hand function, due to amputation or neurological injuries, severely debilitates physically and psychosocially. The most evident and critical impairment after upper limb amputation or neurological injury like brachial plexus or spinal cord injury is the loss of prehension, i.e., the ability to perform those movements in which an object is seized and held partially or wholly within the compass of the hand.

Keywords

control engineering computing; electro-oculography; handicapped aids; injuries; medical robotics; medical signal processing; brachial plexus; electrooculography; hand function; hand-assistive device; neurological injury; prehension loss; spinal cord injury; upper limb amputation; vision substitute; Biomedical equipment; Control systems; Handicapped aids; Injuries; Medical robotics; Motion control; Nervous system; Neuromuscular stimulation; Robot kinematics;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Robotics & Automation Magazine, IEEE

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

1070-9932

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/MRA.2012.2229949

Filename

6476693