Matthew
Thanks. Good lateral thinking to turn the joystick through 90degrees!
That's quite a possibility.
Barry
Barry Taylor, Clinical Scientist
Medical Physics Service
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Sent: 17 August 2010 11:01
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Subject: Re: small joysticks for MD lads
Barry,
We have mounted mini-joystick on the tray - using an ABS former and
velcro.
For one client the joystick was mounted in the conventional upright
position.
For the other on its side and activated via the patients index finger
knuckle.
In both cases we also manufactured arm supports/troughs to velcro onto
the tray so that the arm/hand was at the correct height and in the
correct position.
We found that with both patients the 10gm activation force was ideal and
they managed proportional control. The challenge was to provide reliable
and repeatable positioning for access.
Regards,
Matthew
Dr M.G. Pepper
Head of Clinical and Rehabilitation Engineering
Medical Physics Department
Kent & Canterbury Hospital
East Kent Hospitals NHS Trust
Canterbury
Kent CT1 3NG
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>>> On 17/08/2010 at 10:39:29, in message
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"Taylor, Barry" <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
Dear all
I'm casting around for ideas following a trial with PS2 & Wii joysticks
for driving wheelchairs. Technically they work fine, but my client
doesn't have enough movement for them.
What are people using? He hasn't tried the DX mini, because so far, he
won't accept mounting it in a hole in the wheelchair tray. Does the 10g
deflection give us a better chance than the 50g of the Wii?
I don't think he's tried the DX "finger in the hole" joystick. Have
people had success with this in Muscular Dystrophy?
Barry
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Medical Physics Service
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