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Analysis of tremor in handicapped people for the design of computer interfaces.

In this paper we present a set of tools that help in building interfaces for users who exhibit uncontrolled tremor in their upper limbs. These tools, which use a standard sketch board as sensing and final interface device, permit the logging of movement information while the user performs some simpl...

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Published in:Technology & Disability Vol. 13; no. 2; pp. 117 - 132
Main Authors: Díaz del Río F, Rodríguez MA, Jiménez G, Sevillano JL, Amaya C, Civit A
Format: tables/charts Journal Article
Published: Sage Publications Inc. 2000
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          Sevillano JL
          Amaya C
          Civit A
        affil: Robotics and Computer Technology for Rehabilitation Laboratory, Facultad de Informática, Universidad de Sevilla, Avda. Reina Mercedes, s/n., Sevilla 41012, Spain. E-mail: fdiaz@atc.us.es
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          User-Computer Interface
          Equipment Design
          Tremor
          Computers and Computerization
          User-Computer Interface Evaluation
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