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Study of controlling pointing devices for people with physical disabilities

Research Project

Project/Area Number 21500526
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)

Allocation TypeSingle-year Grants
Section一般
Research Field Rehabilitation science/Welfare engineering
Research InstitutionNihon Fukushi University

Principal Investigator

WATANABE Takashi  日本福祉大学, 健康科学部, 准教授 (30410765)

Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) HATAKEYAM Takuro  早稲田大学, 人間科学学術院, 教授 (50351200)
Research Collaborator OKUYAMA Toshihiro  東京大学, 先端科学技術研究センター, 特任研究員
Project Period (FY) 2009 – 2011
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 2011)
Budget Amount *help
¥4,550,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,050,000)
Fiscal Year 2011: ¥780,000 (Direct Cost: ¥600,000、Indirect Cost: ¥180,000)
Fiscal Year 2010: ¥1,170,000 (Direct Cost: ¥900,000、Indirect Cost: ¥270,000)
Fiscal Year 2009: ¥2,600,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,000,000、Indirect Cost: ¥600,000)
Keywordsリハビリテーション工学 / 支援技術 / ユーザインタフェース / ポインティングデバイス / 障害者 / ユーザーインタフェース
Research Abstract

The purpose of this work was to characterize the pointing device operations by examining the ease of cursor control in order to improve assistive technology and to produce cursor movement control software(CMC) for users with physical disabilities. For the purpose of this work, the cursor movement experiments were performed using two types of manual operation ; the index finger and the thumb, on three sizes of trackballs. As a result, to achieve full cursor control and optimize the operational performance of the pointing devices, the direction and speed of cursor movement needed to be independently controlled to meet the individual needs of the users with physical disabilities. The CMC materialized the following three cursor control modes. The separate control mode : This is the control mode that can consider arbitrary directions to be upper, lower, the left and the right direction in each cursor movement. The bidirectional mode : This is the controlled mode so that the cursor can move vertically or horizontally if it is within a set area. The alternative mode : This is the control mode with movement on one plane, vertically or horizontally, regardless of the movement angle of the cursor.

Report

(4 results)
  • 2011 Annual Research Report   Final Research Report ( PDF )
  • 2010 Annual Research Report
  • 2009 Annual Research Report
  • Research Products

    (4 results)

All 2011

All Journal Article (1 results) (of which Peer Reviewed: 1 results) Presentation (3 results)

  • [Journal Article] Development of Cursor Movement Control Software for People with Physical Disabilities2011

    • Author(s)
      Takashi Watanabe, Takuro Hatakeyama, Toshihiro Okuyama, Noriyuki Tehama
    • Journal Title

      Everyday Technology for Independence and Care

      Volume: Vol.29 Pages: 432-439

    • Related Report
      2011 Annual Research Report 2011 Final Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Presentation] Development of Cursor Movement Control Software for People with Physical Disabilities2011

    • Author(s)
      Takashi Watanabe
    • Place of Presentation
      Maastricht, the Netherlands
    • Year and Date
      2011-09-11
    • Related Report
      2011 Annual Research Report 2011 Final Research Report
  • [Presentation] ポインティングデバイス操作におけるカーソル移動制御ソフトウェアの試作2011

    • Author(s)
      渡辺崇史
    • Organizer
      第26回リハ工学カンファレンス
    • Place of Presentation
      大阪市
    • Year and Date
      2011-08-25
    • Related Report
      2011 Final Research Report
  • [Presentation] ポインティングデバイス操作におけるカーソル移動制御ソフトウェアの試作2011

    • Author(s)
      渡辺崇史
    • Organizer
      日本リハビリテーション工学協会第26回リハ工学カンファレンス
    • Place of Presentation
      大阪市中央公会堂(大阪市)
    • Year and Date
      2011-08-25
    • Related Report
      2011 Annual Research Report

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Published: 2009-04-01   Modified: 2016-04-21  

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