日本福祉工学会誌 論文 概要

日本福祉工学会誌 Vol. 7, No. 2, pp. 23-28 (2005)

神経難病のための低価格USBカメラを用いたネットワーク対応意思伝達支援装置の開発

田中 祐介,栗本 育三郎,土屋 勇治,今井 尚志

Development of Communication Support Device which corresponding Wide Area Network for Neurodegenerative Disease using Low Cost USB Camera

Yusuke TANAKA, Ikusaburo KURIMOTO, Yuji TUCHIYA and Takashi IMAI

Neurodegenerative diseases are progressive, and it is not a cure or treatment today. With medical condition advancing, there is a problem that impossible to talk in verbal or nonverbal signal. As a result, this serves as a burden of patient that lead debasement of a quality of life. The communication auxiliary apparatus for these patients are developed and sold. But, they are the things that become impossible to use with advance of condition, and too expensive using it in the home.

This paper performs the basic experiment and the trial production of equipment that also sets to development of the communication support device that can be used at patient in terminal condition.

Key words: Neurodegenerative Disease, Communication, USB Camera, Wide Area Network