Title :
Estimation of Wheelchair Turn Area for SCI Patient´s Remodeling House
Author :
Tanimoto, Yoshio ; Nanba, Kuniharu ; Tokuhiro, Akihiro ; Ukida, Hiroyuki ; Yamamoto, Hideki
Author_Institution :
Kibikogen Rehabilitation Center, Okayama
Abstract :
In remodeling the house of an SCI (Spinal Cord injury) patient, it is necessary to accurately determine and carry out changes that are suitable with regard to the patient´s ability. In our rehabilitation center, house remodeling is demonstrated for patients and family members through the use of three-dimensional computer graphic images before the remodeling occurs. We here propose an evaluation system that can show whether there is sufficient space in the remodeled house for a wheelchair to be moved or turned. That space is calculated using a computer graphic image of the house and the specific wheelchair belonging to the patient. Moreover the evaluation system can measure the movement and turn area of the wheelchair.
Keywords :
brain; computer graphics; handicapped aids; neurophysiology; patient rehabilitation; wheelchairs; SCI patient remodeling house; rehabilitation center; spinal cord injury patient; three-dimensional computer graphic image; wheelchair turn area estimation; Animation; Area measurement; Biomedical imaging; Computer graphics; Database systems; Hospitals; Motion measurement; Spinal cord injury; Turning; Wheelchairs;
Conference_Titel :
Computational Cybernetics, 2008. ICCC 2008. IEEE International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Stara Lesna
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2874-8
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2875-5
DOI :
10.1109/ICCCYB.2008.4721394