title: SEMG-controlled telephone interface for people with disabilities.
abstract: This paper proposes the development of a surface electromyographic (SEMG)-controlled telephone interface for the disabled. The system is composed of three major components: (1) a SEMG receiving/signal-processing module; (2) a row-column scanning interface for the telephone dialling pad; and (3) a main controller, the Intel-8951 microprocessor. The design concept was based on the idea of using a SEMG generated by the disabled and converting it into a trigger pulse. This could allow convenient control of the dialing motion in the row-column scanning keys of a telephone dialling pad. People with disabilities are competent for certain kinds of work such as being a telephone operator. The increase of opportunities to perform a job for the disabled would help them live independently.
authors.affiliation: Department of Electronic Engineering, Hwa-Hsia College of Technology and Commerce, No. 111, Hwa-Shin Street, 235 Chung-Ho City, Taipei Hsien, Taiwan, ROC.
authors.forename: Yu-Luen
authors.initials: YL
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Jin-Shin
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Lai
authors.forename: Jer-Junn
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Luh
authors.forename: Te-Son
authors.initials: TS
authors.lastname: Kuo
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D006233:Persons with Disabilities / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D004576:Electromyography / Q000295:instrumentation*; D004867:Equipment Design; D006801:Humans; D012656:Self-Help Devices; D013119:Spinal Cord Injuries / Q000534:rehabilitation; D013689:Telephone / Q000295:instrumentation*; D014584:User-Computer Interface