Evaluation of tooth-click triggering and speech recognition in assistive technology for computer access

Neurorehabilitation and Neural Repair

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 188-194

  Simpson, Tyler ^a   Gauthier, Michel ^a   Prochazka, Arthur ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Assistive technology; Computer access; Spinal cord injury; Tetraplegia

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER MOUSE; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN COMPUTER INTERACTION; LEISURE; MALE; QUADRIPLEGIA; SENSOR; SPEECH DISCRIMINATION; SPINAL CORD INJURY; TASK PERFORMANCE; TIME; TOOTH CLICK DETECTOR; VELOCITY;

ADULT; ALGORITHMS; ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE; COMMUNICATION AIDS FOR DISABLED; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; HEAD MOVEMENTS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATTERN RECOGNITION, AUTOMATED; QUADRIPLEGIA; SPEECH; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS; USER-COMPUTER INTERFACE;

EID: 76649145426     PISSN: 15459683     EISSN: 15526844     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1545968309341647     Document Type: Article

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