Personalizable Alternative Mouse and Keyboard Interface for People with Motor Disabilities of Neuromuscular Origin
Andreas D, Six H, Bliek A, Beckerle P (2022)
Publication Type: Conference contribution
Publication year: 2022
Publisher: Association for Computing Machinery, Inc
Conference Proceedings Title: ASSETS 2022 - Proceedings of the 24th International ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility
Event location: Athens
ISBN: 9781450392587
Abstract
People with motor disabilities of neuromuscular origin often struggle with operating the computer through a commercially available mouse and QWERTY keyboard. This work presents an alternative mouse and keyboard interface, which is personalizable to meet the individual needs of the target population to allow a more efficient use of the computer. The regular/commercially available mouse is therefor replaced by a spectacle frame equipped with pressure sensors for mouse click activation and an inertial measurement unit for mouse cursor control through head movements. The alternative keyboard is based around a ten button keyboard, with multiple letters assigned to each key. The users can then chose the desired word from a list of word suggestions that is compiled based on the keyboard input. Prior experiments, the users went through a software guided calibration procedure to experimentally determine individual thresholds and parameters. The system was tested by two nondisabled participants through typing and click tests, followed by a questionnaire to give feedback on the system.
Authors with CRIS profile
Daniel Andreas
Lehrstuhl für Autonome Systeme und Mechatronik
Adna Bliek
Lehrstuhl für Autonome Systeme und Mechatronik
Philipp Beckerle
Lehrstuhl für Autonome Systeme und Mechatronik
How to cite
APA:
Andreas, D., Six, H., Bliek, A., & Beckerle, P. (2022). Personalizable Alternative Mouse and Keyboard Interface for People with Motor Disabilities of Neuromuscular Origin. In ASSETS 2022 - Proceedings of the 24th International ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility. Athens, GR: Association for Computing Machinery, Inc.
MLA:
Andreas, Daniel, et al. "Personalizable Alternative Mouse and Keyboard Interface for People with Motor Disabilities of Neuromuscular Origin." Proceedings of the 24th International ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility, ASSETS 2022, Athens Association for Computing Machinery, Inc, 2022.
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