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Wireless Based Gesture Control Wheel Chair for Stroke and SCI Patients

Author(s):

Praveen Kumar B , BANNARI AMMAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY ; Poovarasan S, BANNARI AMMAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY ; Thirumoorthi P, BANNARI AMMAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY ; Nijandhan K, BANNARI AMMAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY

Keywords:

Wheelchair, Flex Sensor, Hand Gesture, Stroke Patients, SCI Patients

Abstract

The design of wheelchair in a real time system to make a simple hand gesture recognition method to be used in rehabilitation of people who have mobility issues particularly Spinal Cord Injury (SCI) and some of the Stroke Patients. The idea is to implement a low cost control device called Hand Gesture or by using flex sensor for the stroke and SCI patients to control the wheel chair and they can survey themselves for their basic needs and they need not to depend on others to guide those patients. The system was developed to indicate the directions for the patients to move on the flat surface and also measure the patient heart beat pulse. If the patient able to use their hand or finger means by using a Gesture control method or else flex sensor helps to move in a desired directions.

Other Details

Paper ID: IJSRDV6I10110
Published in: Volume : 6, Issue : 1
Publication Date: 01/04/2018
Page(s): 377-380

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