scholarly journals A Wearable Low-cost Muscle Activated Switch for Wireless Control for the Physically Challenged Patients

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. Iqbal
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Control ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
Disabled Persons ◽  
Text To Speech ◽  
Semg Signal ◽  
Physically Disabled ◽  
Switch System ◽  
Disabled Patients ◽  
Physically Challenged ◽  
And Control

Abstract BackgroundTo control the environmental conditions of the living place and to use the electrical appliances and computers etc. are one of the major challenges for the physically disabled persons and elderly people. The surface electro myography (sEMG) is employed to detect the muscle movement and used for games therapy and various others applications. This paper presents a low-cost wearable muscle switch designed to acquire sEMG signal and process it to provides the control, gaming therapy and mode of communication to the physically disabled patients.ResultsThis paper proposes a wearable low-cost muscle activated switch to assist the physically challenged members of the society. The designed muscle activated switch consists of Myoware muscle sensors that is used for data acquisition and to detect the muscle activity from the target muscle using Electromyography (EMG) signals. The Arduino board provides the human-computer interface and control to the devices based on the muscle signal. The Bluesmirf bluetooth is used for the wireless connectivity to our designed system that assists the physically disabled persons to use the computer and to control the home appliances via commercially available Grid 3 software and wifi switches. The novelty of this muscle sensor switch is that it can be connected to any bluetooth compatible devices that can be controlled from any targeted muscle. The system was tested with Grid 3 software on laptop for environmental control and text to speech conversion.ConclusionsA low cost muscle sensor based Bluetooth switch system for the physically disabled patients has been presented in this paper. The designed switch can be connected to any Bluetooth enabled device as demonstrated in this paper. The physically disable persons can select any module from the Grid 3 software such as the environmental control (to control the environment via electrical appliances), text to speech converter (for Aphasia patients), gaming therapy etc. The designed system can also be utilized to use the Bluetooth enabled electric gadgets such as Mobile Phones, Ipad and android Tablets etc. in accessibility mode.

scholarly journals Low cost driver device for microclimate maintenance in the pre-milking of dairy cattle

2013 ◽  
Vol 33 (1) ◽  
pp. 01-10 ◽  
Author(s):  
Irenilson M. da Silva ◽  
Héliton Pandorfi ◽  
Ângelo J. S. de Vasconcelos ◽  
Renato Laurenti ◽  
Cristiane Guiselini
Keyword(s):  
Dairy Cattle ◽  
Environmental Control ◽  
Cooling System ◽  
System Development ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
Cost Driver ◽  
Monitoring And Control ◽  
Laboratory Calibration ◽  
Evaporative Cooling System ◽  
And Control

Due to the importance of the environment on animal production and thus environmental control, the study aims to build a system for monitoring and control the meteorological variables, temperature and relative humidity, low cost, which can be associated with an evaporative cooling system (ECS). The system development included all the stages of assembly, test and laboratory calibration, and later the validation of the equipment carried in the field. The validation step showed results which allowed concluding that the system can be safely used in the monitoring of these variables. The controller was efficient in management of the microclimate in the waiting corral and allowed the maintenance of the air temperature within the comfort range for dairy cattle in pre-milking with averaged 25.09 ºC during the afternoon. The equipment showed the lower cost (R$ 325.76) when compared to other middle market (R$ 450.00).

scholarly journals TWO LOW-COST HUMAN COMPUTER INTERFACES FOR PEOPLE WITH SEVERE DISABILITIES

2004 ◽  
Vol 16 (06) ◽  
pp. 344-349 ◽  
Author(s):  
MU-CHUN SU ◽  
YANG-HAN LEE ◽  
CHENG-HUI WU ◽  
SHI-YONG SU ◽  
YU-XIANG ZHAO
Keyword(s):  
Low Cost ◽  
Severe Disabilities ◽  
Disabled Persons ◽  
Main Application ◽  
Computer Interfaces ◽  
Human Computer Interfaces ◽  
The Disabled ◽  
Potential Applications ◽  
And Control

The object of this paper is to present a set of techniques integrated into two low-cost human computer interfaces. Although the interfaces have many potential applications, one main application is to help the disabled persons to attain or regain some degree of independent communications and control. The first interface is a voice-controlled mouse and the second one is an accelerometer-based mouse.

A low-cost microcomputer system to monitor and control an environmental control plot facility

1989 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 149-155 ◽  
Author(s):  
P.D. Blankenship ◽  
B.W. Mitchell ◽  
R.C. Layton ◽  
R.J. Cole ◽  
T.H. Sanders
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Control ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
Control Plot ◽  
Microcomputer System ◽  
And Control ◽  
Monitor And Control

A SIMPLE APPROACH TO IMPLEMENTING AN ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL UNIT FOR THE DISABLED

2007 ◽  
Vol 19 (01) ◽  
pp. 19-26
Author(s):  
Mu-Chun Su ◽  
Chee-Yuen Tew ◽  
Li-Yen Sun ◽  
Jun-Yi Lu ◽  
Hsiang-Chih Tsai
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Control ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
Control Unit ◽  
Disabled Persons ◽  
Consumer Electronics ◽  
Phone Call ◽  
Disabled People ◽  
Home Environments ◽  
Control Units ◽  
The Disabled

Environmental control units play a role in enabling disabled people to carry out routine and repetitive tasks (e.g. watching TV, making a phone call, etc.) in their home environments. Unfortunately, most commercially available environmental control units are either too expensive or they require the disabled persons' home environments to be remodelled. In this paper we report the development of a low-cost environmental control unit which enables disabled people to control mostly existing consumer electronics with an infrared remote control functionality. Finally, we use a simple scenario to evaluate the performance of the proposed environmental control unit.

scholarly journals Controlled Wheelchair System Based on Gyroscope Sensor for Disabled Patients

2018 ◽  
Vol 15 (4) ◽  
pp. 921-927
Author(s):  
Auns Q. H. Al-Neami ◽  
Saba M. Ahmed
Keyword(s):  
Detection System ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
Obstacle Detection ◽  
Ease Of Use ◽  
Forward Movement ◽  
Physically Disabled ◽  
Manual Wheelchair ◽  
Disabled Patients ◽  
Gyroscope Sensor

The objective of this study is to provide the physically disabled patients who had suffered from losing their extremities due to the accident, age or disease, with an easily controllable wheelchair. Those patients cannot use the manual wheelchair or electric wheelchair with joysticks due to their handicap. The movements of this wheelchair are controlled by head motions with the use of gyroscope sensor. The microcontroller is also used and it is programmed to make the wheelchair moves according to the corresponding motion from the patient’s head. Forward movement of the wheelchair due to tilting head forward, left tilt of the user's head will cause the wheelchair to move to the left and so on. An obstacle detection system is done by using ultrasonic sensors. This system showed very good results it will make the usage of this wheelchair safer as compared to standard ones. It will help in enhancing the quality of life for such people and make them less dependent on others. This wheelchair is low cost, provide ease of use and comfortable for the physically disabled patients.

Identificación de polaridad de los devanados en un motor trifásico de 6 terminales

2019 ◽  
pp. 13-19
Author(s):  
José Luis Viramontes-Reyna ◽  
Josafat Moreno-Silva ◽  
José Guadalupe Montelongo-Sierra ◽  
Erasmo Velazquez-Leyva
Keyword(s):  
Low Cost ◽  
Voltage Reference ◽  
Three Phase ◽  
Voltage Phase ◽  
The Law ◽  
And Control

This document presents the results obtained from the application of the law of Lens to correctly identify the polarity of the windings in a three-phase motor with 6 exposed terminals, when the corresponding labeling is not in any situation; Prior to identifying the polarity, it should be considered to have the pairs of the three windings located. For the polarity, it is proposed to feed with a voltage of 12 Vrms to one of the windings, which are identified randomly as W1 and W2, where W1 is connected to the voltage phase of 12 Vrms of the signal and W2 to the voltage reference to 0V; by means of voltage induction and considering the law of Lens, the remaining 4 terminals can be identified and labeled as V1, V2, U1 and U2. For this process a microcontroller and control elements with low cost are used.

Restoring and Controlling the Water Pollution of Endangered River in Bangladesh: A Case Study in Pabna City

2020 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 68-81
Author(s):  
Abu Sadath ◽  
Farhana Afroz ◽  
Hosne Ara ◽  
Abdulla-Al Kafy
Keyword(s):  
Water Pollution ◽  
Local Community ◽  
River Flow ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
Design Approach ◽  
Government Officials ◽  
Conservation Plan ◽  
Policy Measures ◽  
And Control ◽  
Riverfront Development

Rivers are the lifeline of Bangladesh economy and serve as the source of water supply, fisheries, irrigation for agriculture, low-cost transport, generate electricity and conserve biodiversity. The Ichamati River situated in Pabna, Bangladesh is also a blessing for the city. However, recently, due to the irregular and unplanned activities adjacent to the riverside, the life, flow and water quality of the river is in a vulnerable condition. This study aims to identify the present status of the Ichamati River and provide an effective design approach and policy measures in restoring the river flow and control water pollution. The data was collected from the questioner surveys, key informant interviews and focus group discussions. Results suggest that several factors such as the construction of an illegal settlement, unplanned waste dumping, disposal of fiscal sludge through sewerage connection, lack of awareness among people regarding the importance of river biodiversity and absence of riverfront development and conservation plan are responsible for water pollution, inconsistent water flow and damaging the life cycle of Ichamati river. The design approach and policy measures were developed based on the perceptions of local community people, experts and government officials. The suggested policy measures will help to restore the flow of the river and reduce the water pollution, and the design approach will ensure the economic benefit of the riverfront development in future.

scholarly journals Information and information resources in COVID-19: Awareness, control, and prevention

2021 ◽  
pp. 096100062110165
Author(s):  
Mohammadhiwa Abdekhoda ◽  
Fatemeh Ranjbaran ◽  
Asghar Sattari
Keyword(s):  
Low Cost ◽  
Information Resources ◽  
Age And Gender ◽  
Use Of Resources ◽  
Strategic Approach ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Data Collection Instrument ◽  
Control And Prevention ◽  
And Gender ◽  
And Control

This study was conducted with the aim of evaluating the role of information and information resources in the awareness, control, and prevention of COVID-19. This study was a descriptive-analytical survey in which 450 participants were selected for the study. The data collection instrument was a researcher-made questionnaire. Descriptive and inferential statistics were used to analyze the data through SPSS. The findings show that a wide range of mass media has become well known as information resources for COVID-19. Other findings indicate a significant statistical difference in the rate of using information resources during COVID-19 based on age and gender; however, this difference is not significant regarding the reliability of information resources with regard to age and gender. Health information has an undisputable role in the prevention and control of pandemic diseases such as COVID-19. Providing accurate, reliable, and evidence-based information in a timely manner for the use of resources and information channels related to COVID-19 can be a fast and low-cost strategic approach in confronting this disease.

scholarly journals Designing of an Advanced Compression Bioreactor with an Implementation of a Low-Cost Controlling System Connected to a Mobile Application

Processes ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (6) ◽  
pp. 915
Author(s):  
Gözde Dursun ◽  
Muhammad Umer ◽  
Bernd Markert ◽  
Marcus Stoffel
Keyword(s):  
Mobile Application ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
Experimental Information ◽  
Raspberry Pi ◽  
Tissue Constructs ◽  
Cost Controlling ◽  
Controlling System ◽  
And Control ◽  
Tissue Models

(1) Background: Bioreactors mimic the natural environment of cells and tissues by providing a controlled micro-environment. However, their design is often expensive and complex. Herein, we have introduced the development of a low-cost compression bioreactor which enables the application of different mechanical stimulation regimes to in vitro tissue models and provides the information of applied stress and strain in real-time. (2) Methods: The compression bioreactor is designed using a mini-computer called Raspberry Pi, which is programmed to apply compressive deformation at various strains and frequencies, as well as to measure the force applied to the tissue constructs. Besides this, we have developed a mobile application connected to the bioreactor software to monitor, command, and control experiments via mobile devices. (3) Results: Cell viability results indicate that the newly designed compression bioreactor supports cell cultivation in a sterile environment without any contamination. The developed bioreactor software plots the experimental data of dynamic mechanical loading in a long-term manner, as well as stores them for further data processing. Following in vitro uniaxial compression conditioning of 3D in vitro cartilage models, chondrocyte cell migration was altered positively compared to static cultures. (4) Conclusion: The developed compression bioreactor can support the in vitro tissue model cultivation and monitor the experimental information with a low-cost controlling system and via mobile application. The highly customizable mold inside the cultivation chamber is a significant approach to solve the limited customization capability of the traditional bioreactors. Most importantly, the compression bioreactor prevents operator- and system-dependent variability between experiments by enabling a dynamic culture in a large volume for multiple numbers of in vitro tissue constructs.

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