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How to operate a PC without using the hands

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A demo of a biosignal interface, which allows to operate a Windows® PC without using the hands, shall be given. The system -- called HaMCoS (for Hands-free Mouse Control System) -- enables its user to simulate clicks and movements of the computer mouse by issuing intentional contractions of a single muscle of choice only. Therefore, by employing HaMCoS, even a person with very severe physical disabilities can operate a PC, provided everything exclusively relies on mouse input. The framework built around the system's Main Module is optimized in this respect, since it offers a comfortable keyboard-free user interface (e.g. comprising large, easily clickable buttons).

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Assets '05: Proceedings of the 7th international ACM SIGACCESS conference on Computers and accessibility
October 2005
232 pages
ISBN:1595931597
DOI:10.1145/1090785
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  1. biosignal interface
  2. electromechanical coupling
  3. hands-free operation
  4. human-computer interaction
  5. muscle control

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