Inductive tongue control of powered wheelchairs

Morten Enemark Lund; Henrik Vie Christensen; Hector Alejandro Caltenco Arciniega; Romulus Lontis; Bo Bentsen; Lotte N. S. Andreasen Struijk

doi:10.1109/IEMBS.2010.5627923

Inductive tongue control of powered wheelchairs

Morten Enemark Lund, Henrik Vie Christensen, Hector Alejandro Caltenco Arciniega, Romulus Lontis, Bo Bentsen, Lotte N. S. Andreasen Struijk

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Abstract

Alternative and effective methods for controlling powered wheelchairs are important to individuals with tetraplegia and similar impairments whom are unable to use the standard joystick. This paper describes a system where tongue movements are used to control a powered wheelchair thus providing users, with high level spinal cord injuries, full control of their wheelchair. The system is based on an inductive tongue control system developed at Center for Sensory-Motor Interaction (SMI), Aalborg University. The system emulates a standard analog joystick in order to interface the wheelchair, thus ensuring that the system works with almost any wheelchair. The total embedment of the tongue interface into the mouth makes the control practically invisible. A fuzzy system combining 8 sensors for directional control allows for multidirectional control of the wheelchair. Preliminary test results show navigation abilities, which are highly competitive when compared to other tongue control system.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	2010 Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (EMBC), 31 August-4 September 2010, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Publisher	IEEE Press
Publication date	2010
Pages	3361-3364
ISBN (Print)	978-1-4244-4123-5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/IEMBS.2010.5627923
Publication status	Published - 2010
Event	Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society - Buenos Aires, Argentina Duration: 31 Aug 2010 → 4 Sept 2010 Conference number: 32 http://embc2010.embs.org/

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Conference	Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society
Number	32
Country/Territory	Argentina
City	Buenos Aires
Period	31/08/2010 → 04/09/2010
Internet address	http://embc2010.embs.org/

Series	IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society. Conference Proceedings
ISSN	2375-7477

Keywords

inductive tongue control
powered wheelchairs
tetraplegia
impairments
tongue movements
spinal cord injuries
sensory-motor interaction
fuzzy system
multidirectional control
navigation abilities
Wheelchairs
Tongue
Control systems
Safety
Navigation
Sensor systems

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Lund, M. E., Christensen, H. V., Caltenco Arciniega, H. A., Lontis, R., Bentsen, B., & Struijk, L. N. S. A. (2010). Inductive tongue control of powered wheelchairs. In 2010 Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (EMBC), 31 August-4 September 2010, Buenos Aires, Argentina (pp. 3361-3364). IEEE Press. https://doi.org/10.1109/IEMBS.2010.5627923

Lund, Morten Enemark ; Christensen, Henrik Vie ; Caltenco Arciniega, Hector Alejandro et al. / Inductive tongue control of powered wheelchairs. 2010 Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (EMBC), 31 August-4 September 2010, Buenos Aires, Argentina. IEEE Press, 2010. pp. 3361-3364 (IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society. Conference Proceedings).

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Lund, ME, Christensen, HV, Caltenco Arciniega, HA, Lontis, R , Bentsen, B & Struijk, LNSA 2010, Inductive tongue control of powered wheelchairs. in 2010 Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (EMBC), 31 August-4 September 2010, Buenos Aires, Argentina. IEEE Press, IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society. Conference Proceedings, pp. 3361-3364, Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, Buenos Aires, Argentina, 31/08/2010. https://doi.org/10.1109/IEMBS.2010.5627923

Inductive tongue control of powered wheelchairs. / Lund, Morten Enemark; Christensen, Henrik Vie; Caltenco Arciniega, Hector Alejandro et al.
2010 Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (EMBC), 31 August-4 September 2010, Buenos Aires, Argentina. IEEE Press, 2010. p. 3361-3364 (IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society. Conference Proceedings).

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Lund ME, Christensen HV, Caltenco Arciniega HA, Lontis R , Bentsen B , Struijk LNSA. Inductive tongue control of powered wheelchairs. In 2010 Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (EMBC), 31 August-4 September 2010, Buenos Aires, Argentina. IEEE Press. 2010. p. 3361-3364. (IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society. Conference Proceedings). doi: 10.1109/IEMBS.2010.5627923

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