Release date: 2017-05-09 Sasaki Maki Shows Silicone Tablets for Wheelchair Control (Yahoo News Website, USA) Japanese media said that the Japanese research team developed an electric wheelchair that allows the user to control the wheelchair by controlling the silicone piece attached to the chin through the tongue. According to Kyodo News reported on May 6, Sasaki Musashi, assistant professor of mechanical engineering at Iwate University, is the head of the project. He said that the invention was cleaner and more comfortable than the previous version because it did not require the device to be placed in the user's mouth. Sasaki said: "Many people can't move their hands and feet because of spinal cord injury, but they can move their tongues. I hope to commercialize this wheelchair so that it can help people with severe disabilities." This wheelchair takes advantage of the weak electrical signals generated by moving the supraorbital muscles. This signal can be generated when a person opens his mouth and swallows food. According to the report, the user put the silicone sheet on the chin, and the silicone sheet has a plurality of electrodes that can transmit signals to the computer. When the user moves the tongue in a certain direction, such as to the right or forward, the computer can recognize the corresponding signal and operate the wheelchair to move in the direction indicated. Sasaki said that in the past attempts to make a wheelchair-controlled wheelchair, cleaning and comfort problems were often encountered because previous versions required the device to be placed in the user's mouth. The research team is planning to invite disabled people to conduct road tests, and they hope to shorten the lag time for wheelchairs to respond to tongue control actions. Source: Reference Message Network Analytical Instrument,Soil Nutrient Tester,Nitrogen Soil Tester,Digital Nitrogen Soil Tester Guangdong Widinlsa International Co.Ltd , https://www.guangdongwidinlsa.com