Tongue Driven System

Presented By N. Pruthvi Jayanth

CONTENTS
Introduction Objective Why they can choose tongue Components in TDS TDS Prototypes How it works How its flexible Advantages of TDS Conclusion

INTRODUCTION
The recent technological advancements in sensor development , wireless communication, and computing have dramatically promoted research of new assistance technologies. Which is a wireless non-obstructive tongue operated assistive technology for people with severe disabilities The tongue-operated assistive technology, called the Tongue Drive System, was described on June 29 at the 2008 Rehabilitation Engineering and Assistive Technology Society of North America(RESNA) Annual Conference in Washington, D.C.s.

 Persons with disabilities as a result of various causes, from traumatic spinal cord injury (SCI) Generally they performing their everyday tasks extremely difficult without continuous help [1-3]. In the United States alone, an estimated 11,000 new cases of SCI are added every year to a population of a quarter of a million. Fifty-five present of SCI patients are between 16 and 30 years old. They will need lifelong special care that currently costs about $4 billion each year.

Objective
One of very attractive applications of TDS is to provide patients with certain ability to physically manipulate items within their environment.

Why They Can Chose The Tongue

A tiny magnet, only a size of a grain of rice, is attached to an individuals tongue using implantation piercing or adhesive. Scientists chose the tongue to control the system because the brain and the tongue have the direct connection through cranial nerve. In case when a person has a severe spinal cord injure or other damage, the tongue will remain mobile activate the system.

 Tongue movements are also fast, accurate and do not require much thinking, concentration or effort. The tongue Drive system is touch-free, wireless and non-invasive technology that needs no surgery for its operation.

Components Of TDS
Microcontroller Wireless Transceiver Magnetic Sensor Module Magnetic Tracer Smart Phone Ear Phone

TDS Prototypes
The main function of this prototype was to directly emulate the mouse painting and selection functions with the tongue movements. Six commands were defined: left, right, up, and down pointer movements and single- and double-click movements

How It works
In the TDS, a small permanent magnet the size of a grain of rice is secured to the magnetic tracer by using tissue adhesives, simple implantation under the tongue mucosa through injection. The magnetic field generated by the tracer inside and around the mouth varies as a result of the tongue movements. The sensor outputs are wirelessly transmitted to a personal digital assistant (PDA). A sensor signal processing algorithm running on the PDA classifies the sensor signals and converts them into user control commands that are then wirelessly communicated to the targeted devices In the users environment.

How Its Flexible

During the training session, the user is free to associate may specific tongue movement with any one of the six commands defined in the system based on his or her preference, abilities, and lifestyle. These tongue movements should be unique and far from other tongue movements that are either associated with other TDS commands or Are natural tongue movements used during speaking, swallowing , coughing, sneezing, etc.

Advantage Of TDS
The principal advantage of the TDS is that a few magnetic sensors and a small magnetic tracer can potentially capture a large number of tongue movements. By using TDS we can operate PC, TV, mobile, and some home appliances. By using TDS technology we can operate robotic arm.

Conclusion
The ultimate goal in developing the TDS is to help people with severe disabilities experience and preserve an independent, self-supportive life. By using this TDS technology the scientists develop speech-recognition-based ATs.