A ~CiCROCOgff/'UTLR-LiSED CONTROL A)~ CO~,S4~iCATION SYST¢~4 FOR THE SEVERELY DISABLED James A. Doubler, M.S. Dudley S. Childress, Ph.D. John S. Strysik Rehabilitation Engineering Progrmm Northwestern University Medical School Chicago, Illinois A microcomputer-based environmental control sald communication system for the severely d~sab!ed has been developed. By puffing and sipping on a tube the user can store messages in computer memory and control a number of peripheral devices, A scanning method of operation is employed in which characters are selected for message building or control purposes from lists displayed on a CRT. An interface system is presently being developed to allow the computer to control peripheral devices by transmitting coded signals over the power mains. CATEGORY: Device Deve|opment Research Study [ ] STATE OF DEVELOPMENT: P r o t o t y p e E3 Clinical Testing Production [] AVAILABLE FOR SALE: Yes 0 NO [] Price: INTENDED USER GROUP: [] Severely disabled persons AVAILABILITY OF DEVICE: Not available [] AVAILABILITY OF CONSTRUCTIONAL DETAILS: Available upon completion of project FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Northwestern University Rehabilitation 345 East Superior Street Chicago, Illinois 60611 Engineering Program Introduction This paper describes a microcomputer-based environmental control and communication system for severely disabled people.
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