Abstract

Tetraplegia is a devastating condition, resulting in severe disability and isolation from social activities and entertainment. Drones may provide a severely paralyzed individual the possibility of participation in drone-sports and thereby in social interaction and further it may give a sense of freely moving. However, individuals with tetraplegia currently lack options for controlling a drone. Researchers at Aalborg University have developed a wireless intraoral tongue computer interface (ITCI) for disabled users. This study investigates the possibility of controlling a drone by the ITCI. One able-bodied experimental participant controlled the drone using a standard keyword, the ITCI while keeping it in the hand, and by mounting the ITCI inside the mouth and using the tongue. The performance of the ITCI was compared with respect to the keyboard. The mean distance from the target and the mean flight time were 36% and 16% greater when using the ITCI inside the mouth with respect to controlling by the keyboard.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationConverging Clinical and Engineering Research on Neurorehabilitation III : Proceedings of the 4th International Conference on NeuroRehabilitation (ICNR2018), October 16-20, 2018, Pisa, Italy
EditorsLorenzo Masia, Silvestro Micera, Metin Akay, José L. Pons
Number of pages5
PublisherSpringer Publishing Company
Publication date1 Jan 2019
Pages523-527
ISBN (Print)978-3-030-01844-3
ISBN (Electronic)978-3-030-01845-0
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Jan 2019
EventInternational Conference on Neurorehabilitation - Pisa, Italy
Duration: 16 Oct 201820 Oct 2018
http://www.icnr2018.org

Conference

ConferenceInternational Conference on Neurorehabilitation
Country/TerritoryItaly
CityPisa
Period16/10/201820/10/2018
Internet address
SeriesBiosystems and Biorobotics
Volume21
ISSN2195-3562

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