Abstract:
:There are limited interface options for electric powered wheelchairs, which results in the inability of some individuals to drive independently. In addition, the development of new interface technologies will necessitate the development of alternative training methods. This study compares a conventional position sensing joystick to a novel isometric joystick during a driving task in a virtual environment and a real environment. The results revealed that there were few differences in task completion time and root-mean-square error (RMSE) between the two types of joysticks. There were significant correlations between the RMSE in the virtual environment and the real environment for both types of joysticks. The data indicate that performance in the virtual environment was representative of driving ability in the real environment, and the isometric joystick performed comparably to the position sensing joystick.
journal_name
Med Eng Physjournal_title
Medical engineering & physicsauthors
Cooper RA,Spaeth DM,Jones DK,Boninger ML,Fitzgerald SG,Guo Sdoi
10.1016/s1350-4533(02)00111-xsubject
Has Abstractpub_date
2002-12-01 00:00:00pages
703-8issue
10eissn
1350-4533issn
1873-4030pii
S135045330200111Xjournal_volume
24pub_type
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