A Piezoelectric Artificial Throat and Computer Vision Based on Smart Assistive System

Abstract

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) patients will gradually lost their motion abilities and have huge inconvenience in their daily life. In this article, an artificial throat and eye tracking based smart assistive system is presented. Through detecting eye motions and throat vibrations, the established neural network can interpret the patient's intention, and perform simple operations by a robotic arm (e.g. grasp an object). The experimental results demonstrate that the developed system can help patients obtain basic self-care ability.