Wii-see, a Wii-based Multimodal Access System for Assistive Devices

描述（由申请人提供）：多年来，依靠双手控制辅助设备的残疾人的访问选项没有得到改善。拟议的项目为辅助设备创建了一种新的输入方法，其中访问区域的大小，形状和功能可根据用户的需求和能力进行定制。为了实现这一点，我们将使用任天堂Wii的遥控器来跟踪图像调色板上的手部动作，并将这些动作转换为计算机控制功能。这种访问方法结合了低技术和高技术访问技术的优点，创造了一种新的访问方法，我们命名为Wii-see。在这个第一阶段的项目中，研究团队将设计和建造第一代Wii-see原型。消费者和辅助技术专业人员将评估这一原型，以便第二阶段提案的评审人员能够判断Wii-see作为一种访问方法的有效性、效率和用户接受度。公共卫生相关性：计算机使许多有严重残疾的人能够参与家庭、工作和休闲活动。这项拟议中的研究旨在减少与计算机访问相关的身体疲劳，以便这些人能够更充分地参与。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The access options for people with disabilities who rely on their hands to control an assistive device have not improved in many years. The proposed project creates a new input method for assistive devices in which the size, shape, and function of the access area are customizable to the needs and abilities of the user. To accomplish this we will use the remote control for the Nintendo Wii to track hand movements over an image palette and translate these movements into computer-control functions. This access method combines the advantages of low-tech and high-tech access techniques to create a new access method that we have named Wii-see. During this Phase 1 project, the research team will design and build a first generation prototype of Wii-see. Consumers and assistive technology professionals will evaluate this prototype so that reviewers of the Phase 2 proposal can judge the effectiveness, efficiency, and user acceptance of Wii-see as an access method. PUBLIC HEALTH RELEVANCE: Computers enable many people with substantial disabilities to participate in home, work, and leisure activities. The proposed research aims to reduce the physical fatigue associated with computer access so that these people can participate more fully.