TY - GEN
T1 - A body machine interface based on inertial sensors
AU - Farshchiansadegh, Ali
AU - Abdollahi, Farnaz
AU - Chen, David
AU - Lee, Mei Hua
AU - Pedersen, Jessica
AU - Pierella, Camilla
AU - Roth, Elliot J.
AU - Gonzalez, Ismael Seanez
AU - Thorp, Elias B.
AU - Mussa-Ivaldi, Ferdinando A.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2014 IEEE.
PY - 2014/11/2
Y1 - 2014/11/2
N2 - Spinal cord injury (SCI) survivors generally retain residual motor and sensory functions, which provide them with the means to control assistive devices. A body-machine interface (BoMI) establishes a mapping from these residual body movements to control commands for an external device. In this study, we designed a BoMI to smooth the way for operating computers, powered wheelchairs and other assistive technologies after cervical spinal cord injuries. The interface design included a comprehensive training paradigm with a range of diverse functional activities to enhance motor learning and retention. Two groups of SCI survivors and healthy control subjects participated in the study. The results indicate the effectiveness of the developed system as an alternative pathway for individuals with motor disabilities to control assistive devices while engaging in functional motor activity.
AB - Spinal cord injury (SCI) survivors generally retain residual motor and sensory functions, which provide them with the means to control assistive devices. A body-machine interface (BoMI) establishes a mapping from these residual body movements to control commands for an external device. In this study, we designed a BoMI to smooth the way for operating computers, powered wheelchairs and other assistive technologies after cervical spinal cord injuries. The interface design included a comprehensive training paradigm with a range of diverse functional activities to enhance motor learning and retention. Two groups of SCI survivors and healthy control subjects participated in the study. The results indicate the effectiveness of the developed system as an alternative pathway for individuals with motor disabilities to control assistive devices while engaging in functional motor activity.
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U2 - 10.1109/EMBC.2014.6945026
DO - 10.1109/EMBC.2014.6945026
M3 - Conference contribution
C2 - 25571394
AN - SCOPUS:84929492665
T3 - 2014 36th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, EMBC 2014
SP - 6120
EP - 6124
BT - 2014 36th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, EMBC 2014
PB - Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
T2 - 2014 36th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, EMBC 2014
Y2 - 26 August 2014 through 30 August 2014
ER -