Wearable Sensors, 2nd Edition

Chapter 22: Wearable and non-invasive assistive technologies

Maysam Ghovanloo    GT-Bionics Lab, School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA, USA

Abstract

In this chapter, we have reviewed the state-of-the-art wearable assistive technologies (AT) for people with severe physical disabilities. ATs play an important role in the lives of these individuals by allowing them to be more independent. More specifically, we have described the concept, architecture, and evaluation of a tongue-operated wireless and wearable AT, known as the Tongue Drive System (TDS), which can infer user's intentions by detecting their volitional tongue movements using an array of magnetic sensors and a small magnetic ...