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Head Tracking System for Wheelchair Movement Control

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Part of the book series: Advances in Intelligent and Soft Computing ((AINSC,volume 89))

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This paper presents an interface to control an electric wheelchair by using the movements of the head, the voice and a mobile device. The system aims to cover the need of independence of severe disabled people that cannot use a common wheelchair joystick. The structure of the system as well as the preliminary results obtained are presented in this paper.

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Berjón, R., Mateos, M., Barriuso, A., Muriel, I., Villarrubia, G. (2011). Head Tracking System for Wheelchair Movement Control. In: Pérez, J.B., et al. Highlights in Practical Applications of Agents and Multiagent Systems. Advances in Intelligent and Soft Computing, vol 89. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-19917-2_37

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  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-19917-2_37

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