A gyro sensor based computer mouse with a USB interface: A technical aid for motor-disabled people.
The aim of this study was to develop an alternative computer mouse for disabled persons. The mouse developed is a flexible input device with a multi-click function, which can be attached to a selectable body part (eg head, arm, foot). The mouse has a MEMS-gyroscope as the motion sensor, which is bot...
| Publicado en: | Technology & Disability Vol. 24; no. 2; pp. 117 - 128 |
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| Formato: | pictorial questionnaire/scale research tables/charts Journal Article |
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Sage Publications Inc.
2012
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