TY - GEN
T1 - Real-time analog input device using breath pressure for the operation of powered wheelchair
AU - Yamamoto, Motoji
AU - Ikeda, Takeshi
AU - Sasaki, Yoshinobu
PY - 2008
Y1 - 2008
N2 - The severely handicapped often uses breath pressure for an input method to control various instruments such as TV, motorized bed, curtain, air conditioner in everyday life. Most of the input devices are ON/OFF (digital) type for the control of equipments. Considering the application of electrically powered wheelchair, the ON/OFF type interface is not desirable. Because the control of powered wheelchair needs preciseness and quickness for safe operation. A new input device using breath pressure is proposed for such purposes. The paper examines basic performances of human breath pressure control as an analog input device. Then possibility of two-dimensional input device by the breath pressure is discussed for the control of powered wheelchair. Basic experiments to study performance of the two-dimensional analog input device by breath pressure for an operation of the powered wheelchair are shown.
AB - The severely handicapped often uses breath pressure for an input method to control various instruments such as TV, motorized bed, curtain, air conditioner in everyday life. Most of the input devices are ON/OFF (digital) type for the control of equipments. Considering the application of electrically powered wheelchair, the ON/OFF type interface is not desirable. Because the control of powered wheelchair needs preciseness and quickness for safe operation. A new input device using breath pressure is proposed for such purposes. The paper examines basic performances of human breath pressure control as an analog input device. Then possibility of two-dimensional input device by the breath pressure is discussed for the control of powered wheelchair. Basic experiments to study performance of the two-dimensional analog input device by breath pressure for an operation of the powered wheelchair are shown.
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U2 - 10.1109/ROBOT.2008.4543812
DO - 10.1109/ROBOT.2008.4543812
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:51649112962
SN - 9781424416479
T3 - Proceedings - IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation
SP - 3914
EP - 3919
BT - 2008 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation, ICRA 2008
T2 - 2008 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation, ICRA 2008
Y2 - 19 May 2008 through 23 May 2008
ER -