Tetraplegic people suffer from motor disabilities that severely compromise their autonomy. The assistive technologies can importantly support these people increasing their independence, decreasing need for assistance, and, therefore, enhancing their quality of life. Within this frame, the most welcome technology is the one that allows increasing independence with self-care. Specifically, we propose a novel sensory-headwearbased system for self-access to environmental control, aimed at overcoming caregiver need for tetraplegic people. The system comprises a headwear with motion sensors, electronic elaboration units, radio-frequency trans-receivers, software with a simplified graphical user interface, and hardware actuators. With such a system, the subject can select icons on a screen by means of his/her head movements. Each icon corresponds to a physically actuated action within his/her home environment or work place. Moreover, the subject can autonomously drive a motorized actuator, as a wheelchair.

Errico, V., Ricci, M., Pallotti, A., Giannini, F., Saggio, G. (2018). Ambient assisted living for tetraplegic people by means of an electronic system based on a novel sensory headwear : Increased possibilities for reduced abilities. In MeMeA 2018 - 2018 IEEE International Symposium on Medical Measurements and Applications, Proceedings (pp.1-6). Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. [10.1109/MeMeA.2018.8438638].

Ambient assisted living for tetraplegic people by means of an electronic system based on a novel sensory headwear : Increased possibilities for reduced abilities

Pallotti A.;Giannini F.;Saggio G.
2018-01-01

Abstract

Tetraplegic people suffer from motor disabilities that severely compromise their autonomy. The assistive technologies can importantly support these people increasing their independence, decreasing need for assistance, and, therefore, enhancing their quality of life. Within this frame, the most welcome technology is the one that allows increasing independence with self-care. Specifically, we propose a novel sensory-headwearbased system for self-access to environmental control, aimed at overcoming caregiver need for tetraplegic people. The system comprises a headwear with motion sensors, electronic elaboration units, radio-frequency trans-receivers, software with a simplified graphical user interface, and hardware actuators. With such a system, the subject can select icons on a screen by means of his/her head movements. Each icon corresponds to a physically actuated action within his/her home environment or work place. Moreover, the subject can autonomously drive a motorized actuator, as a wheelchair.
13th IEEE International Symposium on Medical Measurements and Applications, MeMeA 2018
Universita La Sapienza, ita
2018
IEEE
Rilevanza internazionale
contributo
2018
2018
Settore ING-INF/01 - ELETTRONICA
English
ambient assisted living; home automation; motion capture; sensory headwear; severe disabilities; tetraplegia; wearables
http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/xpl/mostRecentIssue.jsp?punumber=8410663
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Errico, V., Ricci, M., Pallotti, A., Giannini, F., Saggio, G. (2018). Ambient assisted living for tetraplegic people by means of an electronic system based on a novel sensory headwear : Increased possibilities for reduced abilities. In MeMeA 2018 - 2018 IEEE International Symposium on Medical Measurements and Applications, Proceedings (pp.1-6). Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. [10.1109/MeMeA.2018.8438638].
Errico, V; Ricci, M; Pallotti, A; Giannini, F; Saggio, G
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