ID | 118578 |
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Kai, Yoshihiro
Tokai University
Seki, Yuuki
Tokai University
Suzuki, Riku
Tokai University
Kogawa, Atsunori
Tokai University
Tanioka, Ryuichi
Hiroshima Cosmopolitan University
Zhao, Yueren
Fujita Health University
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Keywords | drone
quality of life
remote control
eye movement
virtual trip
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Journal Article
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Description | With the aging of the population in Japan, the number of bedridden patients who need long-term care is increasing. The Japanese government has been promoting the creation of an environment that enables everyone, including bedridden patients, to enjoy travel, based on the principle of normalization. However, it is difficult for bedridden patients to enjoy the scenery of distant places and to talk with the local people because they need support from helpers to travel to distant places using travel agencies. Therefore, to enhance their quality of life (QOL), we developed a remote-controlled drone system, which involves using only the eyes. We believe that bedridden patients are able to operate the system’s drone in a distant place, to easily view the scenery of the distant place with a camera installed on the drone, and to talk with the local people. However, we have never evaluated whether actual bedridden patients can operate the drone in a distant place, to see the scenery, and to talk with the local people. In this paper, we presented clinical experimental results to verify the effectiveness of this drone system. Findings showed that, not only subjects with relatively high levels of independence in activities of daily living, but also bedridden subjects, could operate the drone at a distant place with only their eyes and communicate with others.
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Journal Title |
Technologies
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ISSN | 22277080
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Publisher | MDPI
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Volume | 11
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Issue | 1
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Start Page | 15
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Published Date | 2023-01-17
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Rights | This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
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Medical Sciences
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