SBIR/STTR Research Award
WIRELESS INFRARED NICTATING COMMUNICATION SYSTEM NOVEL NEURAL NETWORK DEVICE
Award amount
$50,000Program and phase
SBIR · Phase IAward year
1989Award details
- Awarding agency
- Department of Health and Human Services
- Branch
- Not reported
- Recipient company
- Energy Optics, Inc.
- Proposal award date
- Not reported
- Contract end date
- Not reported
- UEI
- Not reported
- Solicitation number
- Not reported
- Topic code
- Not reported
Research abstract
QUADRIPLEGICS HAVE SPECIAL COMMUNICATION NEEDS. THE OBJECTIVE OF THE WIRELESS INFRARED NICTATING COMMUNICATION SYSTEM (WINCS) PROJECT IS TO DEMONSTRATE THE FEASIBILITY OF A SPEAKER-TYPE TELEPHONE THAT COULD BE OPERATED DIRECTLY BY EYEBLINKS. A MICROPHONE ATTACHED TO THE SPEAKERPHONE WILL ALLOW THE USER TO CONTROL SUCH FUNCTIONS AS ANSWERING, HANGING UP, AND DIALING. A MEMORY DEVICE WILL BE INCORPORATED TO ALLOW REDIALING OF FREQUENTLY NEEDED NUMBERS. CIRCUITRY WILL BE USED TO INSURE THAT INADVERTENT BLINKS WILL NOT BE RECORDED.
Technology keywords
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