Adaptive Software for Head-Operated Computer Controls

IEEE Transactions on Neural Systems and Rehabilitation Engineering

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 102-111

  LoPresti, Edmund F ^a,b   Brienza, David M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^b AT Sciences   (United States)

Author keywords

Adaptive systems; Computer access; Head operated controls; Movement limitation; Neck range of motion

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE CONTROL SYSTEMS; COMPUTER CONTROL; COMPUTER SOFTWARE; DISEASES; USER INTERFACES;

HEAD OPERATED COMPUTER CONTROLS; SPINAL CORD INJURIES;

PATIENT REHABILITATION;

ADAPTATION; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER INTERFACE; COMPUTER SYSTEM; CONTROL SYSTEM; EXPERIENCE; FEMALE; HEAD MOVEMENT; HUMAN; MALE; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; PHYSICAL DISABILITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINAL CORD INJURY; STANDARDIZATION; TASK PERFORMANCE;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; COMMUNICATION AIDS FOR DISABLED; COMPUTER PERIPHERALS; FEEDBACK; FEMALE; HEAD MOVEMENTS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; PATIENT SATISFACTION; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SOFTWARE; SOFTWARE VALIDATION; SPINAL CORD INJURIES; USER-COMPUTER INTERFACE;

EID: 1542723640     PISSN: 15344320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TNSRE.2003.822762     Document Type: Article

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