Nowsday, researchers are developing wireless technology for human to control their tools easily. Recently, it has been developed the technology to control home and office tools using tongue.
Movement of the tongue is very flexible, very well to control the movement as help to swallow food, to distinguish the taste of food, clean mouth, talk, and smell. Anytime, the technology may also be used to control movement in the computer without a mouse and keyboard. The Researchers at the Institute Technology Georgia (Georgia Tech), the U.S is developing a tongue control system. The tool is expected to help the out-skilled or disabled people to use computers with unimpeded.
“You can control the environment around full with only the tongue moves,” said Maysam Ghovanloo who lead the project. Group of researchers who joined in the Tongue Drive System tongue movement to change to become the joystick to manipulate a wheelchair, set electronic tools at home, and even play computer games.
However, these tools have not become a reality yet. The researchers are still testing and sampling to create the prototype. The system developed by Georgia Tech form slabs magnets as wide as 3 millimeters in the tip of the tongue. Magnets will be detected movement sensors placed around the cheek. Next, change movement is sent to computer and software and translate it as a command slide right, left, front, rear, a single click and double click.
Ghovanloo is optimism that more commands can be applied to give combination of many movements. Currently, he should try to improve the form of equipment that is still stiff around the mouth, increasing the ability the software, and choose the size of magnets and a battery that is comfortable in the mouth in a long time.
“You should be able to control not only chairs, TV, computer, but also the whole of your life, and all in one system,” said Justin Cohran (26), one of the students who became the first tester of this tool. Development of the system is funded by a grant worth 120,000 U.S. dollars from the National Science Foundation and 150,000 U.S. dollars from the Christopher and Reeve Foundation Fund.
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