Title :
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
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;
Journal_Title :
Robotics & Automation Magazine, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/MRA.2012.2229949