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In what can
be deemed as a real boon for the physically challenged persons, a
wheelchair devised and developed by some final year computer students of
the KVG College of Engineering, Sullia is indeed a marvellous creation.
It will
certainly bring about a lot of relief for the physically challenged
persons confined to a wheelchair. The one devised by the final year
computer science students - Kusuma H, Mamatha Bhat M, Shwetha K and
Srikripa S M is called the "Voice-based Vehicle Control".
It is a
motorized one in that it moves in response to the voice commands of the
physically challenged person, removing the physical strain needed to
operate it.
All that
needs to be done is to sit in the chair and call out 'right', 'left',
'forward' and 'backwards'. The wheelchair user can even adjust this
device to a comfortable position, if the supporting hardware is present.
The
device eliminates any physical efforts to move the chair around.T he
human interface is very friendly and it requires no training or
configuration. Also commands in any language could be fed into the
system.
The
project was exhibited for the first time at "Expo-2006" held in the
college recently and won the first prize. Lecturers Yashoda M B and
Shashikala S V guided the students.
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