| Project/Area Number |
23500657
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
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| Allocation Type | Multi-year Fund |
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| Section | 一般 |
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| Research Field |
Rehabilitation science/Welfare engineering
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| Research Institution | Hokkaido Institute of Technology (2013)
Uekusa Gakuen University (2011-2012) |
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Principal Investigator |
MIYASAKA Tomoya 北海道科学大学, 保健医療学部, 教授 (10404758)
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| Co-Investigator(Renkei-kenkyūsha) |
TANAKA Toshiaki 東京大学, 先端科学技術研究センター, 特任教授 (40248670)
IZUMI Takashi 東海大学, 基盤工学部, 教授 (80193374)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2011 – 2013
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| Project Status |
Completed (Fiscal Year 2013)
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| Budget Amount *help |
¥5,330,000 (Direct Cost: ¥4,100,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,230,000)
Fiscal Year 2013: ¥260,000 (Direct Cost: ¥200,000、Indirect Cost: ¥60,000)
Fiscal Year 2012: ¥1,430,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,100,000、Indirect Cost: ¥330,000)
Fiscal Year 2011: ¥3,640,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,800,000、Indirect Cost: ¥840,000)
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| Keywords | 福祉用具 / 支援機器 / コミュニケーション支援 / 入力装置 / 入力スイッチ |
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| Research Abstract |
The present study aimed to develop an input switch that uses minute voluntary facial movements as an input source in conjunction. The switch performed a transparent character board that can assist long-term communication for patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis and other progressive neuromuscular diseases. The switch configuration included a signal output device and an imaging sensor comprising a 5 megapixel charge-coupled device camera and image processing software. Detection of voluntary elevation of the corners of the mouth formed the input signal, specifically elevation of 1.5 mm from the neutral mouth position. A prototype switch with this study enabled input to a commercial augmentative and alternative communication device.
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