Micro-Computer Controlled Care System for the Severely Physically Impaired
S Sanders, A. P. Sheppard, Jack M. Spurlock · PubMed Central · 1984
The performance of routine personal tasks by severely physically handicapped people normally requires the assistance of attending personnel. In order to aid immobilized people in performing tasks such as taking medicine, drinking from a glass, operating an electric bed, and using a telephone, a computerized system using voice recognition or touch control has been developed. The interfacing of the electro-mechanically operated and digitally controlled devices with the IBM Personal Computer provides a versatile system that can be easily programmed and modified for many types of patient needs.