How to operate a PC without using the hands

  • Authors:
  • Torsten Felzer;Rainer Nordmann

  • Affiliations:
  • Darmstadt University of Technology, Darmstadt, Germany;Darmstadt University of Technology, Darmstadt, Germany

  • Venue:
  • Proceedings of the 7th international ACM SIGACCESS conference on Computers and accessibility
  • Year:
  • 2005

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Abstract

A demo of a biosignal interface, which allows to operate a Windows® PC without using the hands, shall be given. The system -- called HaMCoS (for Hands-free Mouse Control System) -- enables its user to simulate clicks and movements of the computer mouse by issuing intentional contractions of a single muscle of choice only. Therefore, by employing HaMCoS, even a person with very severe physical disabilities can operate a PC, provided everything exclusively relies on mouse input. The framework built around the system's Main Module is optimized in this respect, since it offers a comfortable keyboard-free user interface (e.g. comprising large, easily clickable buttons).