Movement of the tongue is very flexible, very good for controlling movement. If during this tongue has been so helpful to ingest food, to distinguish the taste of food, clean mouth, talk, and smell, may also soon be used to control movement in the computer without a mouse and keyboard. The researchers at the Institute Technology of Georgia (Georgia Tech), the U.S. is developing a system to control the tongue. The tool is expected to help the out-skilled or disabled to use computers perfect liberal. "You can fully control the environment around only with the tongue moves," said Maysam Ghovanloo the chairman of this project. Group of researchers who joined in the Tongue Drive System tongue movement to change became the joystick to manipulate a wheelchair, set electronic tools at home, even play computer games. However, these tools have not yet become a reality. The researchers are still testing and sampling to create the prototype.
Utilization of the tongue potentially far better than any other system controls the body. remote control using the movement as mild head shake of a head, draw breath and napas generally only a few degrees of command. Meanwhile, the tongue, the command can be done to any direction to the movement. Moving the tongue are also relatively not cause excessive feeling tired. The method developed by Georgia Tech also vary with the use of the tongue that developed newAbilities System Inc.. Technology company in Palo Alto, California, the U.S. has only put eight key commands in the palate of the mouth easily tip of the tongue. Meanwhile, a system developed by Georgia Tech form slabs magnets selebar 3 millimeters at the tip of the tongue. Magnets will be detected movement sensors placed around the cheek. Peubahan movement next sent to computer software and translate it as a command slide right, left, front, rear, a single click and double click. Ghovanloo sure is a command that more can be applied given the combination of movement that is very much. Currently, he must struggle to improve the form of equipment that is still stiff around the mouth, increasing the ability softwarenya, and choose the size of magnets and a battery that was comfortable in the mouth in a long time. "You should be able to control not only chairs, TV, kmputer, but also the whole of your life, and all in one system," said Justin Cohran (26), one of the students who become the first testing these tools. Development of the system is funded by a grant worth 120,000 U.S. dollars from the National Science Foundation and 150,000 U.S. dollars from the Christopher and Dana Reeve Foundation.
