A hands-free ride

Hands Free Computer Control

For modern human computer interaction, traditional method based of using keyboard and mouse do not prove sufficient. Especially when thinking of physically handicapped persons, we must try to find the easiest and most comfortable method for human system interaction. The good method for communication process going from man to machine is speech communication. In case of control system, speech com...

Handel, a Free-Hands Gesture Recognition System

I describe here a real-time vision-based gesture recognition system used in interactive computer music performances. The performer moves his hands in a video-camera capture area, the camera sends the signal to a video digitizer card plugged into a computer. By processing the reconstructed images of the performer’s hands in movement the computer detects x-y positions, shape (posture) and angle o...

Modeling a Hands-Free Controlled Power Wheelchair

This paper will present a study of the dynamics of the contact between the tire of a wheelchair and the ground. The model of the contact between road and tire has been implemented using a mathematical concept in a 2D multibody program, creating a laboratory. With this laboratory, it is possible to see the behavior of the wheelchair with different input sources. In this work the input is taken c...

Human Biology and Criminal Responsibility: Free Will of Free Ride ?

Is a hands-free phone safer than a handheld phone?

INTRODUCTION Although it is becoming more and more accepted that driving while talking on a cell phone can be hazardous, most jurisdictions are making handheld phone use illegal while allowing hands-free phone use. METHODS The scientific literature exploring the effects of these two types of cell phone use on driving and driving-related performance is reviewed here. RESULTS Our review shows...