Comparison of Three Head-Controlled Mouse Emulators in Three Light Conditions.

Three infrared head-controlled mouse emulators (HeadMouse Extreme™1, Tracker Pro™2 and Tracker Inside™3) were paired with an augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) device (Pathfinder™4) and tested for speed and accuracy in three different light conditions. Eleven participants tested the sy...

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Publicado en:AAC: Augmentative & Alternative Communication Vol. 25; no. 1; pp. 32 - 42
Autores principales: Fitzgerald, Meaghan M., Sposato, Brenda, Politano, Patricia, Hetling, John, O'Neill, William
Formato: Artículo
Publicado: Taylor & Francis Ltd Mar2009
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        Communication devices for people with disabilities
        Mice (Computers)
        Computer input-output equipment
        Means of communication for people with disabilities
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          Means of communication for people with disabilities
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        AAC
        Access method
        Ambient IR light
        Error rate
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        Selection rate
      ab: Three infrared head-controlled mouse emulators (HeadMouse Extreme™1, Tracker Pro™2 and Tracker Inside™3) were paired with an augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) device (Pathfinder™4) and tested for speed and accuracy in three different light conditions. Eleven participants tested the systems, entering a list of common statements used by AAC users. The Language Activity Monitor™5 (LAM) recorded all selections made. The data were analyzed for error rate and selection rate. The results revealed that (a) in a single light condition, the different mouse emulators performed significantly differently from each other, (b) in general, a single mouse emulator performed consistently across all light conditions, and (c) the external mouse emulators performed better than the internal emulator, for speed and accuracy, in all light conditions.
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