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Development of Youngwoo Keyboard for Dysarthria Patients

구음장애 환자용 영우글자판 개발

  • 윤현진 (유한대학교 VR게임.앱학과) ;
  • 김영철 (유한대학교 VR게임.앱학과)
  • Received : 2022.07.12
  • Accepted : 2022.08.29
  • Published : 2022.08.31
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Abstract

In this paper, we propseded the Youngwoo keyboard to help the communication disorders experienced by patients with dysarthria. Existing methods for communication by patients with dysarthria include a letter board with consonants and vowels, a mouse using eye tracking, and communication assistance applications. However, there was a delay of more than 5 minutes per sentence, so there were many difficulties in communication. However, unlike the existing method, the proposed method has been improved so that the patient with dysarthria can communicate by completing the sentences with eye movements. In the conclusion and future work of this paper, the educational use value for Yeongwoo keyboard was analyzed, and it was shown that this training can be of great help to families with ALS patients. The proposed keyboard will be able to improve the difficulties of families by facilitating communication of patients with dysarthria.

본 논문은 구음장애 환자들이 겪고 있는 말하기 장애를 돕기 위한 영우글자판을 개발하였다. 기존의 구음장애 환자가 의사소통을 하는 방법은 자음과 모음이 적힌 글자판과 안구 마우스 및 의사소통 보조 애플리케이션이 있으나 한 문장당 5분 이상이 시간이 지체되어 소통에 많은 어려움이 있었다. 하지만 기존의 방법과 달리, 제안하는 방법은 구음장애 환자가 안구의 움직임으로 문장을 완성할 수 있도록 하여 의사소통을 할 수 있도록 개선하였다. 본 논문의 결론 및 향후 연구과제에서는 영우글자판을 위한 교육적 활용 가치를 분석하였으며, 이 훈련이 루게릭 환자가 있는 가족들에게 큰 도움을 줄 수 있다는 것을 보여주었다. 본 연구의 기대효과는 구음장애 환자들이 갖고 있는 의사소통을 원활히 함으로써 가족의 애로사항을 개선할 수 있을 것으로 판단된다.

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