A novel integrated mechanomyogram-vocalization access solution

Medical Engineering and Physics

Volumn 32, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 940-944

  Alves, Natasha ^a,b   Falk, Tiago H ^a,b   Chau, Tom ^a,b  

^a University of Toronto   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Access technology; Disability; Eyebrow switch; Mechanomyogram; Multiple switches; Muscle activity; Non verbal vocalizations; Rehabilitation engineering; Signal processing; Silent speech interfaces

Indexed keywords

ACCESS TECHNOLOGY; DISABILITY; EYEBROW SWITCH; MECHANOMYOGRAM; MULTIPLE SWITCHES; MUSCLE ACTIVITY; NON-VERBAL VOCALIZATIONS; REHABILITATION ENGINEERING; SILENT SPEECH INTERFACES;

MICROPHONES; MUSCLE; SIGNAL PROCESSING; WAVELET TRANSFORMS;

USABILITY ENGINEERING;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; MALE; MECHANOMYOGRAPHY; MICROPHONE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SIGNAL PROCESSING; SPINAL CORD INJURY; VIBRATION; VOCALIZATION;

ADULT; BIOMECHANICS; FEMALE; FOREHEAD; HUMANS; MALE; MECHANICAL PROCESSES; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MYOGRAPHY; SYSTEMS INTEGRATION; VOICE;

EID: 77956406034     PISSN: 13504533     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.medengphy.2010.06.003     Document Type: Article

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