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A Universalist strategy for the design of Assistive Technology [PDF]
, 2012 Assistive Technologies are specialized products aiming to partly compensate for the loss of autonomy experienced by disabled people. Because they address special needs in a highly-segmented market, they are often considered as niche products.
AOUSSAT, Améziane +4 more
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Classification of 41 Hand and Wrist Movements via Surface Electromyogram Using Deep Neural Network
Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology, 2021 Surface electromyography (sEMG) is a non-invasive and straightforward way to allow the user to actively control the prosthesis. However, results reported by previous studies on using sEMG for hand and wrist movement classification vary by a large margin,
Panyawut Sri-iesaranusorn +6 more
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Technology-assisted dietary assessment [PDF]
SPIE Proceedings, 2008 Dietary intake provides valuable insights for mounting intervention programs for prevention of disease. With growing concern for adolescent obesity, the need to accurately measure diet becomes imperative. Assessment among adolescents is problematic as this group has irregular eating patterns and have less enthusiasm for recording food intake ...
Fengqing Zhu 0001 +6 more
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Awareness on Assistive Technology Among Pre-Service Teachers to Promote Inclusive Education
International Journal of Current Educational Studies, 2023 This research investigates the awareness of Assistive Technology among preservice teachers in the context of promoting inclusive education. A quantitative survey method was employed using a Guttman scale, validated by experts.
Bhaskar Gurramkonda, Vanitha C.
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Assistive technology use is associated with reduced capability poverty: a cross-sectional study in Bangladesh. [PDF]
, 2011 Purpose: About half of all people with disabilities in developing countries live in extreme poverty. Focusing on the ends rather than the economic means of human development, the capability approach offers an alternative view of poverty.
Rahman, A A +14 more
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ResQDrone: Autonomous Indoor Quadcopter for Multi-Layered Mapping in Crisis and Disaster Management Scenarios [PDF]
The International Archives of the Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing and Spatial Information SciencesThis paper introduces a fully autonomous quadcopter developed for the safe and efficient exploration of indoor environments in crisis and disaster management scenarios.
M. Cella +9 more
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SIMULATION OF LOW-COST MEMS-LIDAR AND ANALYSIS OF ITS EFFECT ON THE PERFORMANCES OF STATE-OF-THE-ART SLAMS [PDF]
The International Archives of the Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing and Spatial Information Sciences, 2023 Indoor Unmanned Aerial Vehicles have often been tasked with performing SLAM, and the sensors most used in literature and industry have been cameras.
F. Vultaggio +3 more
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Understanding Teacher Perceptions of Assistive Technology
Journal of Special Education Technology, 2020 This research examined Grade 6–10 Ontario Certified Teachers’ (n = 24) perceptions of assistive technology (AT) and the factors correlated with perceived usefulness of AT. A mixed methods design that included a survey consisting of open- and closed-ended
Bronwyn Lamond, Todd Cunningham
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Powered Wheelchair Platform for Assistive Technology Development [PDF]
, 2014 Literature shows that numerous wheelchair platforms, of various complexities, have been developed and evaluated for Assistive Technology purposes. However there has been little consideration to providing researchers with an embedded system which is fully
Horne, Robert +11 more
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Assistive technology, 2019 The aim was to compare the presence of environmental barriers to participation and facilitators for assistive technology (AT) use and study the relation between barriers and AT use in three different AT devices.
Cathrine Widehammar +2 more
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