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The importance of natural interaction increases when the subjects are disabled people. It has been found that embedded solutions for impaired people lack in fluid interaction properties. This work investigates the interface design of a wheelchair controller according to the rules of physicality. Our aim is to provide further ease of use to the impaired whilst strengthening link between embedded software engineering and human-computer interaction. We propose an improved multi-function interface design by using Nintendo’s Wiimote that is more intuitive, robust, low cost, and most importantly, natural to use.
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Ashraf, M., Ghazali, M. (2011). Towards Natural Interaction with Wheelchair Using Nintendo Wiimote Controller. In: Zain, J.M., Wan Mohd, W.M.b., El-Qawasmeh, E. (eds) Software Engineering and Computer Systems. ICSECS 2011. Communications in Computer and Information Science, vol 181. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-22203-0_20
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