Augmentative communication based on realtime vocal cord vibration detection

IEEE Transactions on Neural Systems and Rehabilitation Engineering

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 159-163

  Falk, Tiago H ^a,b   Chan, Julie ^a   Duez, Pierre ^a   Teachman, Gail ^c   Chau, Tom ^a,b  

^a University of Toronto   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c HOLLAND BLOORVIEW KIDS REHABILITATION HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Augmentative and alternative communication; Normalized cross correlation; Sound switch; Vocal cord vibration

Indexed keywords

ACCELEROMETRY; ACCESS TECHNOLOGY; ANTERIOR POSTERIORS; AUGMENTATIVE COMMUNICATION; AUGMENTATIVE-AND-ALTERNATIVE COMMUNICATION; BINARY SWITCH; CEREBRAL PALSY; DUAL AXIS; NORMALIZED CROSS-CORRELATION; NORMALIZED CROSS-CORRELATION FUNCTIONS; PERCEIVED EXERTION; REAL TIME; SEVERE DISABILITIES; VIBRATION DETECTION; VOCAL CORDS;

HUMAN REHABILITATION ENGINEERING;

ACCELEROMETERS;

ADULT; ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; ARTIFACT; CEREBRAL PALSY; COMMUNICATION AID; COMPUTER SYSTEM; DECISION THEORY; DISABLED PERSON; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MICROCOMPUTER; NECK; PHYSIOLOGY; SIGNAL PROCESSING; VIBRATION; VOCAL CORD;

ADULT; ALGORITHMS; ARTIFACTS; CEREBRAL PALSY; COMMUNICATION AIDS FOR DISABLED; COMPUTER SYSTEMS; DECISION THEORY; DISABLED PERSONS; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MICROCOMPUTERS; NECK; SIGNAL PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; VIBRATION; VOCAL CORDS;

EID: 77951899742     PISSN: 15344320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TNSRE.2009.2039593     Document Type: Article

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