Interface para controle do cursor do mouse pelo uso de movimentos cervicais

Abstract

Nowadays, most of Brazilian population has access to internet, and it is common to enjoy the benefits and facilities that technology is able to provide in the daily life. Although, the majority of these communication devices are projected to be operated using the hands, as remote controller, telephones with touchscreen, mouses and keyboards for computers, causing to a part of population that already suffer with lack of inclusion, do not have a chance to use the same devices by the conventional methods. This part of population are the physical disabled people, that need an alternative way to interact with the technological world. In Brazil there is no strong market that produces this kind of technology, and usually they are imported, making them more expensive. The need arises of a project aiming to make viable this interaction between man and machine that today is indispensable. The project is initially thought to control mouse cursor and it's buttons in an alternative way, possible for most of the physical disabled people, this control is realized from the movement of the cervical spine, that has permanence of movements in most partial loss of motion. The platform also allows that the user realizes all this interaction wirelessly using bluetooth technology, to becomes easier and comfortable. Otherwise, has a configurable software that sets up, sensitivity and calibrations to adapt the platform in the best way to user uniqueness. [resumo fornecido pelo autor]