Title :
Communication aid for disabled patients makes use of facial EMG signals and neural nets
Author :
Dinsdale, Jack ; Chadwick, David K.
Author_Institution :
Dundee Univ., UK
Abstract :
This paper describes the development of hardware and software to enable patients disabled by paralysis, and others with difficulties in speaking, to carry out meaningful communication by means of the intelligent analysis and interpretation of information derived from electromyogram (EMG) signals generated by facial muscles
Keywords :
electromyography; handicapped aids; muscle; neural nets; sensory aids; communication aid; disabled patients; electromyogram; facial EMG signals; hardware; neural nets; paralysis; software; speaking difficulties;
Conference_Titel :
Mechatronic Aids for the Disabled, IEE Colloquium on
Conference_Location :
Dundee
DOI :
10.1049/ic:19950687
