Environmental Control Aid System for People with Physical Disabilities

Cheng-Hong YANG; Li-Yeh CHUANG; Cheng-Huei YANG; Ching-Hsing LUO

doi:10.1093/ietisy/e89-d.6.1948

Environmental Control Aid System for People with Physical Disabilities

Cheng-Hong YANG, Li-Yeh CHUANG, Cheng-Huei YANG, Ching-Hsing LUO

Full Text Views

0

Share
Cite this

Summary :

Assistive technology (AT) is becoming increasingly important for improving the mobility and language learning capabilities of persons with disabilities, thus enabling them to function independently and to improve their social opportunities. The Morse code has been shown to be a valuable tool in assistive technology, augmentative and alternative communication, and rehabilitation for people with neuromuscular diseases such as amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, multiple sclerosis, and muscular dystrophy. In this paper, we designed and implemented a wireless environmental control aid system using the Morse code as an adapted access communication tool, which includes three types of switch: single-switch, double-switch, and six-switch types. People with disabilities can easily control all types of electronic appliance without restrictions owing to spatial arrangements using a signal transmission based on radio frequency (RF). Experimental results revealed that three participants with disabilities were able to gain access to electronic facilities after six weeks of practice with the new system.

Publication: IEICE TRANSACTIONS on Information Vol.E89-D No.6 pp.1948-1954

Publication Date: 2006/06/01

Publicized

Online ISSN: 1745-1361

DOI: 10.1093/ietisy/e89-d.6.1948

Type of Manuscript: PAPER

Category: Rehabilitation Engineering and Assistive Technology

Cite this

Copy

Cheng-Hong YANG, Li-Yeh CHUANG, Cheng-Huei YANG, Ching-Hsing LUO, "Environmental Control Aid System for People with Physical Disabilities" in IEICE TRANSACTIONS on Information, vol. E89-D, no. 6, pp. 1948-1954, June 2006, doi: 10.1093/ietisy/e89-d.6.1948.
Abstract: Assistive technology (AT) is becoming increasingly important for improving the mobility and language learning capabilities of persons with disabilities, thus enabling them to function independently and to improve their social opportunities. The Morse code has been shown to be a valuable tool in assistive technology, augmentative and alternative communication, and rehabilitation for people with neuromuscular diseases such as amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, multiple sclerosis, and muscular dystrophy. In this paper, we designed and implemented a wireless environmental control aid system using the Morse code as an adapted access communication tool, which includes three types of switch: single-switch, double-switch, and six-switch types. People with disabilities can easily control all types of electronic appliance without restrictions owing to spatial arrangements using a signal transmission based on radio frequency (RF). Experimental results revealed that three participants with disabilities were able to gain access to electronic facilities after six weeks of practice with the new system.
URL: https://globals.ieice.org/en_transactions/information/10.1093/ietisy/e89-d.6.1948/_p

Copy

@ARTICLE{e89-d_6_1948,
author={Cheng-Hong YANG, Li-Yeh CHUANG, Cheng-Huei YANG, Ching-Hsing LUO, },
journal={IEICE TRANSACTIONS on Information},
title={Environmental Control Aid System for People with Physical Disabilities},
year={2006},
volume={E89-D},
number={6},
pages={1948-1954},
abstract={Assistive technology (AT) is becoming increasingly important for improving the mobility and language learning capabilities of persons with disabilities, thus enabling them to function independently and to improve their social opportunities. The Morse code has been shown to be a valuable tool in assistive technology, augmentative and alternative communication, and rehabilitation for people with neuromuscular diseases such as amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, multiple sclerosis, and muscular dystrophy. In this paper, we designed and implemented a wireless environmental control aid system using the Morse code as an adapted access communication tool, which includes three types of switch: single-switch, double-switch, and six-switch types. People with disabilities can easily control all types of electronic appliance without restrictions owing to spatial arrangements using a signal transmission based on radio frequency (RF). Experimental results revealed that three participants with disabilities were able to gain access to electronic facilities after six weeks of practice with the new system.},
keywords={},
doi={10.1093/ietisy/e89-d.6.1948},
ISSN={1745-1361},
month={June},}

Copy

TY - JOUR
TI - Environmental Control Aid System for People with Physical Disabilities
T2 - IEICE TRANSACTIONS on Information
SP - 1948
EP - 1954
AU - Cheng-Hong YANG
AU - Li-Yeh CHUANG
AU - Cheng-Huei YANG
AU - Ching-Hsing LUO
PY - 2006
DO - 10.1093/ietisy/e89-d.6.1948
JO - IEICE TRANSACTIONS on Information
SN - 1745-1361
VL - E89-D
IS - 6
JA - IEICE TRANSACTIONS on Information
Y1 - June 2006
AB - Assistive technology (AT) is becoming increasingly important for improving the mobility and language learning capabilities of persons with disabilities, thus enabling them to function independently and to improve their social opportunities. The Morse code has been shown to be a valuable tool in assistive technology, augmentative and alternative communication, and rehabilitation for people with neuromuscular diseases such as amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, multiple sclerosis, and muscular dystrophy. In this paper, we designed and implemented a wireless environmental control aid system using the Morse code as an adapted access communication tool, which includes three types of switch: single-switch, double-switch, and six-switch types. People with disabilities can easily control all types of electronic appliance without restrictions owing to spatial arrangements using a signal transmission based on radio frequency (RF). Experimental results revealed that three participants with disabilities were able to gain access to electronic facilities after six weeks of practice with the new system.
ER -