Wireless intraoral tongue control of an assistive robotic arm for individuals with tetraplegia.

Journal: Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitation
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Abstract

BACKGROUND: For an individual with tetraplegia assistive robotic arms provide a potentially invaluable opportunity for rehabilitation. However, there is a lack of available control methods to allow these individuals to fully control the assistive arms.

Authors

  • Lotte N S Andreasen Struijk
    Center for Sensory Motor Interaction, Department of Health Science and Technology, Aalborg University, Aalborg, Denmark. naja@hst.aau.dk.
  • Line Lindhardt Egsgaard
    Center for Sensory Motor Interaction, Department of Health Science and Technology, Aalborg University, Aalborg, Denmark.
  • Romulus Lontis
  • Michael Gaihede
    Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Aalborg University Hospital, Aalborg, Denmark.
  • Bo Bentsen
    Center for Sensory Motor Interaction, Department of Health Science and Technology, Aalborg University, Aalborg, Denmark.