| abstract |
The invention relates to an electronic computing device which, when applied to a digital or analogue signal from an input peripheral (computer mouse, wheelchair control system, etc.), can be used to distinguish a voluntary movement from shaking caused by neurological disorders suffered by the user. The inventive device adapts automatically to the specific characteristics of the user's tremor, regardless of whether it is a resting tremor (characteristic of Parkinson's disease), a postural tremor (characteristic of an essential tremor) or a kinetic/intention tremor. As a result, the device does not have to be specifically adapted to the characteristics of the user. The output signal from the device corresponds to a pathological-tremor-free command. |