Controlling a prosthetic arm with a throat microphone.
The aim of the present paper is to illustrate the phases of design and application of an innovative input source for an EMG upper limb prosthetic arm: a laryngophone, otherwise called throat microphone (t-mic). In the last years several different input sources were explored, from the implantable myoelectric sensors to the mechanomyographic sensors. The idea of controlling a prosthesis with vocal commands is quite recent but seems to be promising in helping users to better control their devices, improving the quality of their life.
Mainardi
Elena
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Engineering Department, University of Ferrara, Italy. emainardi@unife.it
Davalli
Angelo
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D001132:Arm; D019544:Equipment Failure Analysis; D005246:Feedback; D006801:Humans; D008328:Man-Machine Systems; D009989:Orthotic Devices; D010614:Pharynx; D011474:Prosthesis Design; D012371:Robotics / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D013018:Sound Spectrography / Q000379:methods*; D049250:Speech Recognition Software; D014159:Transducers; D014584:User-Computer Interface