The i-match project: A VR based system to allow matching of an optimum interface to a user of assistive technology

Proceedings of the 2005 IEEE 9th International Conference on Rehabilitation Robotics

Volumn 2005, Issue , 2005, Pages 526-529

  Amirabdollahian, Farshid ^a,b,c   Munih, Marko ^c,d,e   Kouris, Fotis ^f   Laudanna, Elena ^g   Stokes, Emma ^h   Johnson, Garth ^c,i,j  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b IEEE   (United Kingdom)

^c IEE Institutions ^*  (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF LJUBLJANA   (Slovenia)

^e IFAC   (Italy)

^f Department of new Business Development   (Greece)

^g IRCCS FONDAZIONE DON CARLO GNOCCHI   (Italy)

^h TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

ⁱ i match Project   (United Kingdom)

^j ROYAL ACADEMY OF ENGINEERING   (United Kingdom)

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY; INTERFACE OPERATION; UPPER LIMB SKILLS;

FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN REHABILITATION EQUIPMENT; INTELLIGENT CONTROL; USER INTERFACES; VIRTUAL REALITY;

PATTERN MATCHING;

EID: 33745765017     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/ICORR.2005.1501157     Document Type: Conference Paper

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