New ergonomic headset for tongue-drive system with wireless smartphone interface

Author

Park, Hangue ; Kim, Jeonghee ; Huo, Xueliang ; Hwang, In-O ; Ghovanloo, Maysam

Author_Institution

GT-Bionics Lab., Georgia Inst. of Technol., Atlanta, GA, USA

fYear

2011

fDate

Aug. 30 2011-Sept. 3 2011

Firstpage

7344

Lastpage

7347

Abstract

Tongue Drive System (TDS) is a wireless tongue-operated assistive technology (AT), developed for people with severe physical disabilities to control their environment using their tongue motion. We have developed a new ergonomic headset for the TDS with a user-friendly smartphone interface, through which users will be able to wirelessly control various devices, access computers, and drive wheelchairs. This headset design is expected to act as a flexible and multifunctional communication interface for the TDS and improve its usability, accessibility, aesthetics, and convenience for the end users.

Keywords

biomedical equipment; handicapped aids; mobile handsets; telemedicine; ergonomic headset; multifunctional communication interface; physical disability; tongue motion; tongue-drive system; user-friendly smartphone interface; wheelchairs; wireless smartphone interface; wireless tongue-operated assistive technology; Batteries; Magnetic sensors; Portable computers; Tongue; Wheelchairs; Wireless communication; Wireless sensor networks; Cellular Phone; Electronics, Medical; Equipment Design; Human Engineering; Humans; Self-Help Devices; Tongue; User-Computer Interface; Wheelchairs; Wireless Technology;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, EMBC, 2011 Annual International Conference of the IEEE

Conference_Location

Boston, MA

ISSN

1557-170X

Print_ISBN

978-1-4244-4121-1

Electronic_ISBN

1557-170X

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/IEMBS.2011.6091713

Filename

6091713