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ASSISTIVE
1998
Springer
13 years 8 months ago
Wheelesley: A Robotic Wheelchair System: Indoor Navigation and User Interface
Many people who use wheelchairs are unable to control a powered wheelchair with the standard joystick interface. A robotic wheelchair can provide users with driving assistance, tak...
Holly A. Yanco
ASSISTIVE
1998
Springer
13 years 8 months ago
Towards Automatic Translation from Japanese into Japanese Sign Language
In this paper, wepresent a prototype MTsystem named SYUWANwhich can translate Japanese into Japanesesign language. Oneof the most important problemsin this translation is that the...
Masaaki Tokuda, Manabu Okumura
ASSISTIVE
1998
Springer
13 years 8 months ago
A Wearable Computer Based American Sign Language Recognizer
Modern wearable computer designs package workstation level performance in systems small enough to be worn as clothing. These machines enable technology to be brought where it is n...
Thad Starner, Joshua Weaver, Alex Pentland
ASSISTIVE
1998
Springer
13 years 8 months ago
Providing Intelligent Language Feedback for Augmentative Communication Users
People with severe speech and motor impairments SSMI can often use augmentative communication devices to help them communicate. While these devices can provide speech synthesis or ...
Christopher A. Pennington, Kathleen F. McCoy