ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGYRESEARCH AT THE FACULTY OF ENGINEERING

Yeditepe University Faculty of Engineering

Assistive Technology

Assistive technologies provide additional accessibility to individuals who have

physical or cognitive difficulties, impairments and disabilities.

Assistive Technology

International Standard ISO 9999 classification Aids for therapy and training Orthoses and prostheses Aids for personal care and protection Aids for personal mobility Aids for housekeeping Furnishings and adaptations to homes and other

premises Aids for handling products and goods Aids and equipment for environmental improvement,

tools and machines Aids for recreation

Research at Yeditepe University

Computer Engineering Department Mechanical Engineering Department Electrical and Electronics Engineering

Department Biomedical Engineering Department

Research at Yeditepe University

Activity Monitoring Prosthesis and Rehabilitation Tools for personal care, protection,

mobility and communication Tools for the use of computers

Research at Yeditepe University

Activity Monitoring Prosthesis and Rehabilitation Tools for personal care, protection,

mobility and housekeeping Tools for the use of computers

Activity Monitoring

Gamze Uslu, Özgür Altun, H.Ibrahim Dursunoglu, Şebnem Baydere, Department of Computer Engineering

The monitoring system can detect

Simple actions (Lie, sit and stand)

Composite actions (Walk, stand-after-sit and sit-after-lie)

Emergency Monitoring Tool Using Mobile Phones

Ferda Özgür Uğur, Esin Onbaşıoğlu, Department of Computer Engineering

The tool can detect the following Actions Sends a message to the caregiver when the user is resting or

doing normal activities When the user shakes his phone, it sends a signal to the

caregiver to call him back If the user falls, it dials the number automatically to call the

caregiver

Research at Yeditepe University

Activity Monitoring Prosthesis and Rehabilitation Tools for personal care, protection,

mobility and housekeeping Tools for the use of computers

RehabRoby Robotic System for Rehabilitation

In this project, a robotic support system for the rehabilitation of upper-limb (RehabRoby) has been designed.

It has been analyzed, produced and tested.

Duygun Erol Barkana, Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering

Biomechanical Analysis of Sit-to-stand Motion Towards the Design of a

Mobility Assist Device

A motion-capture system was utilized for collecting the kinematic data, followed by image processing to obtain the coordinates of the markers.

These coordinates are then processed to obtain the kinematic variables that describe joint angular movements.

Static force and required power analyses are performed.

Results of this study indicate the feasibility of the assist device and form a basis for its design specifications.

Mobility support systems

Koray Şafak, Department of Mechanical Engineering

An Interactive Virtual Environment for Rehabilitation of Children

A 3D monitor or projection system is used to create a virtual room where balls are thrown at the child

Speed, size and direction of the balls can be changed depending on the selected exercise type

A depth sensor detects if the child could catch the balls Performance of the child can be monitored

H. Alp Kellecioğlu, Esin Onbaşıoğlu, Department of Computer Engineering

Depth sensor

3D projection system

Research at Yeditepe University

Activity Monitoring Prosthesis and Rehabilitation Tools for personal care,

mobility, communication Tools for the use of computers

Wireless Sensor Network Based Smart Home for Disabled People

Intelligent Door Control System When the disabled person, who

cannot use his hands, comes home, the intelligent door control system notices and recognizes him, and then opens the door automatically.

Gas Detection System An alarming system when there is a

gas leakage

Warning Hearing Impaired People When somebody pushes the doorbell,

a small vibration motor enables human subject to be aware of the situation.

Haktan Işılak, Şebnem Baydere, Department of Computer Engineering

Helping Visually Disabled People at Public Transport Systems

At the bus stop, user speaks the

destination to his mobile phone.

Voice is recognized by the server.

When the bus arrives, the user is

notified.

When the bus reaches at the

destination, the user is notifed

again.Ismail Yavuz, Şebnem Baydere, Department of Computer Engineering

Computer-aided Nourishment System

Head-controlled robot arm for Multiple Sclerosis (MS) patients

3rd Prize winner at the 2011 EMO Project Contest

Tansel Bozkurt, Tacha Serif, Department of Computer Engineering

Turkish Sign Language Interpreter

Translates a text written in Turkish into Turkish Sign Language

Recognizes the signs with the help of a data glove and translates them into text.

Mert Usta, Esin Onbaşıoğlu, Department of Computer Engineering

“b” “a” “b” “a”

Research at Yeditepe University

Activity Monitoring Prosthesis and Rehabilitation Tools for personal care, protection,

mobility and housekeeping Tools for the use of

computers

Finger-based Mouse Navigation

A computer and a web camera is needed Green finger is the mouse cursor Click and double click operations are

activated according to the relative positions of the fingers and the distance between them

Canberk Aslan, Dionysis Goularas Department of Computer Engineering

Gyroscope Enhanced Glove Mouse

A prototype Air Mouse system

Uses a gyroscope and MSP430 microcontroller

Barışcan Kayaoğlu, Sezer Gören Uğurdağ, Department of Computer Engineering

Keyboard and Mouse Control by Head Movements

A head-mounted and wireless accelerometer is used

Mouse cursor movement is controlled by user simply tilting his/her head in the desired direction.

Keyboard control is achieved by a customized on screen keyboard.

Cihat Keser, Esin Onbaşıoğlu, Department of Computer Engineering

Assistive Technologies Workshop ATW’11

June 6-8, 2011, Istanbul, Turkey

Yeditepe University Faculty of Engineering

Thank you

Yeditepe University Faculty of Engineering