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| Authors: | C. Gerdtman: School of Innovation, Design and Engineering, Mälardalen University, Västerås, Sweden \ Motion Control i Västerås aktiebolag, Västerås, Sweden |
| | M. Lindén: Motion Control i Västerås aktiebolag, Västerås, Sweden |
| Publication title: | Six-button Click Interface for a Disabled User by an Adjustable Multi-level Sip-and-Puff Switch |
| Conference: | Proceedings of SIGRAD 2010: Content aggregation and visualization, November 25–26, 2010, Västerås, Sweden |
| Publication type: | Abstract and Fulltext |
| Issue: | 052 |
| Article No.: | 010 |
| Abstract: | There are various ways to control a computer, but today the mouse function, to move a cursor and to perform a click function, is essential. For motion-disabled persons, especially persons with high spinal cord injuries, special aids are needed to perform these interactions. In this study, an alternative way to perform a click function has been investigated, the sip-and-puff function. The purpose of the study was to improve an existing equipment used for click function, a sip-and-puff unit. An user-centred design approach was used, which means that the users took an active role in the development process, testing the prototypes in each development step and providing input for improvements. A survey of existing sip-and-puff units were performed, and from this and successive tests with the users, a sip-an-puff system was developed. As a result, a six level sip-and-puff unit to control a computer was developed. It was shown that spinal cord injured with high neck injuries could control a computer by using a multi-level sip-and-puff and that they could control the computer faster when they used a multileveled sip-and-puff instead of using a traditional sip-and-puff that only had two levels.
Categories and Subject Descriptors (according to ACM CCS): H.5.2 [Information Interfaces and Presentation]: User Interfaces—Input Devices and Strategies |
| Language: | English |
| Year: | 2010 |
| No. of pages: | 5 |
| Pages: | 59-63 |
| ISBN: | 978-91-7393-281-3 |
| Series: | Linköping Electronic Conference Proceedings |
| ISSN (print): | 1650-3686 |
| ISSN (online): | 1650-3740 |
| File: | http://www.ep.liu.se/ecp/052/010/ecp10052010.pdf |
| Available: | 2010-11-29 |
| Publisher: | Linköping University Electronic Press, Linköpings universitet |
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