The design and testing of a novel mechanomyogram-driven switch controlled by small eyebrow movements

Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2010, Pages

  Alves, Natasha ^a,b   Chau, Tom ^a,b  

^a University of Toronto   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; ARTIFACT; ASSOCIATION; AUTOMATION; BLINKING; COMPUTER INTERFACE; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EYEBROW; FACE MUSCLE; FEMALE; HEAD MOVEMENT; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MYOGRAPHY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; SIGNAL PROCESSING; SPINAL CORD INJURY; TASK PERFORMANCE; TIME;

ADULT; ALGORITHMS; ARTIFACTS; AUTOMATION; BLINKING; CUES; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EYEBROWS; FACIAL MUSCLES; FEMALE; HEAD MOVEMENTS; HUMANS; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MYOGRAPHY; SIGNAL PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; SPINAL CORD INJURIES; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS; TIME FACTORS; USER-COMPUTER INTERFACE;

EID: 77952440930     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17430003     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1743-0003-7-22     Document Type: Article

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