Selected Papers from the Japanese Conference on the Advancement of Assistive and Rehabilitation Technology - 23rd Jcaart 2008, Niigata (Assisstive…

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• Report of Japanese Conference for the Advancement of Assistive and Rehabilitation Technology, held in Niigata, Japan 2008 (23rd JCAART 2008)
  Hisaichi Ohnabe, Yukio Agarie, Hiroshi Otsuka, Saki Kasuya
• Braille Reader Using Cellular Phone with Embedded Camera
  Kazuyoshi Yoshino, Shanjun Zhang
• Development and Evaluation of Seated Posture Measurement Software Enabling Application of the ISO16840-1 Standard in a Clinical Setting
  Takashi Handa, Hideyuki Hirose
• “Go” Play Set after Application of Universal Design
• Jiro Sagara, Takahito Saiki, Shosaku Ota, Tomoyuki Sowa, Iciro Tanioka, Masaki Matsumura, Setsuo
  Morino, Mitsuhisa Yukawa
• Switch Adaptation to Children with Cerebral Palsy Based on Three-Axis Acceleration Analysis
  Tetsuya Hirotomi, Yoshihito Kawatani
• Day-Care Rehabilitation Support System for Higher Brain Dysfunction
  Yukari Isobe, Tetsuya Hirotomi, Masato Kobayashi
• Standardization of J-PIADS (Psychosocial Impact of Assistive Devices Scale)
  Takenobu Inoue, Tomoko Kamimura, Kazuhiko Sasaki, Koichi Mori, Naomi Sakai, Yoshio Fujita, Misato Nihei, Atsushi Tsukada
• Measurement of forces applied to a vertical grab bar for elderly people to use in coming to stand from a toilet seat
  Hideki Miyoshi, Mariko Goda, Naoto Watanabe
• Wheelchair survey at an aged-care nursing home
  Shinya Sekikawa
• Development of Power Wheelchair with Support Functions for Learning How to Operate – Trial at a School for Children with Physical or Developmental Disabilities
  Kiyohiro Omori, Yoshimi Sugimoto, Ichiro Kitayama
• The Development of Straight-Ahead System of Power Wheelchair on a Slope
  Makoto Ohara, Hisashi Tamaki, Tsutomu Hashizume, Kiyohiro Omori, Masato Nagayoshi
• Overview and Future Prospect of the “Flying Wheelchair” - International Voluntary Activity
  Hisaichi Ohnabe, Hiroshi Sugimoto, Koji Inoue, Kouichi Akiyama, Keiji Morioka, Akira Yazawa
• Development of Rehabilitation Systems for Upper Limbs: EMUL, Robotherapist, and PLEMO
  Junji Furusho, Takehito Kikuchi, Makoto Haraguchi
• A Comparison of Eye-tracking Data, Between Teachers and Non-teachers, in a Child's Writing Behavior
  Mitsue Takahara, Yoshimi Tsuda, Toshiaki Hashimoto
• Developing assistive technologies for an advanced inhome-medical care system by 2025 in Japan
  Kazuhiro Shigetoh
• Development of a Powered Wheelchair Interface Using a Neural Network System for People with Disabilities
  Misato Nihei, Kazuya Kitamura, Misono Sakai, Haruhiko Sato, Motoki Shino, Minoru Kamata, Takenobu Inoue
• Design of Seat Mechanism for Multi-posture controllable Wheelchair
  Ju-hwan Bae, Inhyuk Moon
• 24-Hour Records of Daily Activity for Persons with Severe Physical Disabilities and Demands of Assistive Devices
  Toshinori Maruoka, Takenobu Inoue, Koichi Mori
• Development of a Video Game Control Interface for PMD
  Yoshiyuki Takahashi, Motoki Takagi, Yukie Kayano, Ikuo Yoneda, Takeshi Shigenari
• Assist Systems for Traveling and Planning for the Visually Impaired
  Yoshinobu Maeda, Takashi Konishi
• Development of the working chair that eases standing and sitting safely for patients with rheumatism
  Toshiya Nakamura, Tsutomu Hashizume
• Development of a Mouthpiece Type Remote Controller for People with Disabilities - Basic Investigation of the Specification and Characteristic of the Remote Controller
  Shojiro George Terashima, Eiichi Satoh, Kazuo Kotake, Isao Sakamaki
• Ethical Issues on Clinical Tests Involving Human Participants in Research and Development of Assistive Products - Towards Institutional Reviews on Clinical Tests of Assistive Products in Japan
  Motoi Suwa
• Assistive technology for promoting self-enhancement of persons with dementia
  Tomohiro Takezawa, Takenobu Inoue, Rina Ishiwata, Kazuo Miyanaga, Isao Hoshiba
• Computer Notebook with Thai and English Processing for the Visually Impaired
  Pichaya Tandayya, Wannarat Suntiamorntut, Suntorn Witosurapot, Chatchai Jantaraprim, Worraprot Chukumnird, Vorapol Thinnagonsutibut, Thanatip Limna, Suppachai Madue, Wiraman Niyompol
• A Swallowing-Assisted Device for Dysphagic Patients
  Pornchai Phukpattaranont, Sawit Tanthanuch, Kanadit Chetpatananondh, Surapon Tienmontri, Booncharoen Wongkittisuksa, Chusak Limsakul
• A proposal for the systematic development of standards on assistive products
  Katsushi Ebitani, Shigeru Tanaka, members of NITE technical committee on assistive products
• Building Awareness and Advocacy for QOL 4 ALL with Assignments in Health Careers Education
  M.E. Miller
• Safety Issues for Manual Wheelchairs Aboard ‘Barrier-Free’ Ships (II) - Prediction of Torque Requirements to Control Wheelchairs by Observed Wave Height
  Fumihiro Mizuguchi, Akihiko
  Higashi, Minako Shinya, Shunsuke Sakuma, Hisaichi Ohnabe
• iARM improves Quality of Life; the Results of a Redesign of the Assistive Robotic Manipulator (Arm)
  Harry J.A. Stuyt, GertWillem R.B.E. Römer

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