Wearable devices of all kinds are becoming increasingly popular. One problem that plagues wearable devices, however, is how to interact with them. In this paper we construct a prototype electromyography (EMG) sensing device that captures a single channel of EMG sensor data corresponding to user gestures. We also implement a machine learning pipeline to recognize gestural input received via our ...

Wearable blood processing devices offer an attractive solution to problems inherent in clinic-based, intermittent end-stage renal disease therapies. What is involved in transitioning even a part of the current clinic-based population to ambulatory therapy has not been clearly enumerated. This paper addresses what a first-generation wearable device might accomplish, how issues of safety will nee...

Much of the work into wearable computers has been concerned with the miniaturization of Personal Computers, e.g., 486 or Pentium-based. In this project, we ask whether it is possible to build a wearable device from much simpler electronic components. Specification for the device is based on the capture of user requirements, and constraints for the design are obtained from consideration of the o...

Freezing of gait (FoG) is one of the most disturbing and least understood symptoms in Parkinson’s disease (PD). One of the specificities of FoG is its dependency on the context of the patient, such as current location or a task at hand. Recent advances in assistive technology have strived towards the realization of personal health systems able to prolong independent living capability of people ...

People with visual impairments face a variety of obstacles in their daily lives. Recent work has identified specific physical privacy concerns of this population and explored how emerging technology, such as wearable devices, could help. In this study we investigated their physical safety and security concerns and behaviors by conducting interviews (N=19) with participants who have visual impai...

Socially assistive robotics technologies for individuals, who have been affected by age-related disabilities and similar types of disorders, have become popular options for facilitating natural independence and uninterrupted mobility. Wireless wearable sensor systems enable proactive personal health management and the ubiquitous monitoring of vital signs to keep an active watch on immediate hea...

The requirements to be met by a wearable assistive device are compactness, lightweight and energy efficiency. While the literature discusses construction performance of such devices, no information is provided as criteria applied in selecting an actuator, capable satisfying mentioned conditions. Ensuring high autonomy requires actuators that can store large quantity small possible volume, for e...

The Electronic Fox Ears helmet is a listening device that changes its wearer’s experience of hearing. A pair of headmounted, independently articulated parabolic microphones and built-in bone conduction transducers allow the wearer to sharply direct their attention to faraway sound sources. Joysticks in each hand control the orientations of the microphones, which are mounted on servo gimbals for...

In this paper, a finger-click recognition method is proposed to improve the recognition performance for finger-clicking of a wearable input device, called SCURRYTM. The proposed method is composed of three parts including feature extraction part, valid click discrimination part, and cross-talk avoidance part. Two types of MEMS inertial sensors are embedded into the wearable input device to meas...

With an emphasis on their effects human-computer interface (HCI) and healthcare applications, this study compares contrasts wearable implantable technologies. Implantable technology involves placing electronic equipment inside the body, such as pacemakers, cochlear implants, brain interfaces. Wearable describes gadgets that may be worn smartwatches, fitness trackers, augmented reality glasses. ...