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In this paper, an emergency call device for wheelchair users with severe disabilities is proposed. The system is composed of a touch sensor circuit, microcontroller, circuit which is sending an emergency e-mail, and mobile phone. To verify the performance, three able-bodied subjects participated in the experiment. From experimental results, it was clear that the system could detect whether the subject’s hand was touched the control lever or not.
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Wang, B., Higa, H., Uehara, H., Soken, T. (2011). An Emergency Call Device for Wheelchair Users with Severe Disabilities. In: Yang, D. (eds) Informatics in Control, Automation and Robotics. Lecture Notes in Electrical Engineering, vol 133. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-25992-0_17
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