We exhibited in 28th Intl. HOME CARE & REHABILITATION EXHIBITION 2001

2001,Oct.24(Wed)-Oct.26(Fri) (10:00AM-5:00PM)

TOKYO INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION CENTER (TOKYO BIG SIGHT)

Development of Orphan Technology

- in collaboration with users-

Light Spot Operated Keyboard

• Alternative computer input device for persons with severe motor disability.
• Point to a sensor arrey by laser spot and select a character.
• Development learning from a particular disabled person.
• Technology trancefer to order made supply with adaptation.

Wheelchair for Office Use

• Powered wheelchair for vocation use.
• Special back rest mechanism for better fitting
• Use involvement... As a menber of the development group. Effective group interview.
• Elaborate and repeated field tests.

Wheelchair for the Elderly Persons

• Manual wheelchair with modular seating system... Back support with biangular bracket and lateral support. Thigh support with total contact.
• Convertive to foot draive.
• Cooperation with a foreign company.

Head Controlled Powered Wheelchair

• Powered wheelchair for a cerebral palsied person with severe disability.
• Control by head movement with a magnetic sensor and a computer.
• Development leaning from a paticular disabled person.
• Proved to be effective in establishment of her independence.
• Technology trancefer to an industry.

Eye gaze Communication System

• Alternative communication device for persons with severe motor disability.
• Selection of a character by a brief gaze.
• Effective use of the eye gaze detection device as a technological seeds.
• Technology transfer to an industry.

Three Dimentional(3D) Laser Printer

• 3D printer for tactile-reading by deaf-blind persons.
• Produces any tactile patterns by direct foarming.
• Variable dot and letter size.
• Suitable for those who can not read Braille.