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Tyler Simpson¹, Colin Broughton, Michel J A Gauthier

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A new tooth-click/head-mouse system offers faster and more reliable computer control for individuals with severe upper limb paralysis compared to traditional dwell-time methods.

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Area of Science:

Assistive Technology
Biomedical Engineering
Human-Computer Interaction

Background:

Individuals with severe upper limb paralysis often rely on head movement monitoring for computer cursor control.
Common input methods include dwell-time, sip-and-puff, and voice recognition, each with limitations.

Purpose of the Study:

To evaluate a novel tooth-click detection system combined with head tracking for cursor and button control.
To compare the performance of this new system against established methods like sip-and-puff and dwell-time selection.

Main Methods:

A new system used an accelerometer to detect tooth-clicks, integrated with head tracking technology.
Participants (17 with disabilities, 10 without) tested the tooth-click/head-mouse system, sip-and-puff, and dwell-time by performing mouse click tasks in two software programs.

Main Results:

The tooth-click/head-mouse system demonstrated significantly faster performance than dwell-time control.
It was slightly slower than sip-and-puff control but proved more reliable and less cumbersome.
The system provided combined cursor and button control through head movements and tooth-clicks.

Conclusions:

The tooth-click/head-mouse system presents a promising, efficient, and user-friendly alternative for computer access in individuals with severe upper limb paralysis.
This technology enhances usability and reliability compared to existing assistive input methods.