Abstract
In this chapter, we have reviewed the state-of-the-art wearable assistive technologies (AT) for people with severe paralysis. More specifically, we have described the concept and architecture of a Tongue Drive System (TDS), which is a tongue-operated wireless and wearable AT that can infer user’s intentions by detecting their volitional tongue movements using an array of magnetic sensors and a small magnetic tracer secured on the tongue. We have presented a dual-mode TDS (dTDS), which incorporates speech recognition and TDS into one device to provide its end user with a more efficacious, flexible, and reliable computer access tool that can be used in a wider variety of daily tasks. Clinical trials by individuals with high-level spinal cord injuries (SCI) demonstrated that TDS can effectively substitute some of the hand and finger functions in controlling computer mouse cursor and driving-powered wheelchairs.
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