Software could benefit people with speech or mobility issues
Software developed by Aberdeen University scientists may enable people with impaired speech or mobility to control their domestic environments.
The software — presented at the British Science Festival 2012 — allows users to assign simple gestures to actions they would like to be performed in their homes.
According to a statement, a wave of the hand could action the curtains to open or a ‘thumbs-up’ could switch the lights on in a particular room. Wireless communication technologies — such as Bluetooth — are used to link the software to devices in the home.
Computer scientists at Technabling, a spin-out company at Aberdeen University, have developed the technology, which is a spin-off from the Portable Sign Language Translator (PSLT), a device for sign-language users to translate sign language into text, which is also being developed by Technabling.
The PSLT is said to be the first of its kind in the world that can be used on portable devices and allows users to customise sign language to their own specific needs.
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