Assistive Technology Research Center
Abstract
The Assistive Technology Research Center, ATRC, is comprised of a set of interrelated research and development projects which apply modern technologies, in particular those which have been exploited in the military, to the practice of medical rehabilitation and technological support for independent living for individuals with disabilities. The Center seeks to work collaboratively to meet the particular mandates of the U.S. Army Medical Research and Materiel Command. Projects are physically conducted and administratively located in the departments of rehabilitation engineering and neuroscience at the National Rehabilitation Hospital. Individual researchers from several other hospital services and clinical professions are also involved. This annual report presents the status of eleven projects ranging from relatively small technology design & evaluation activities, scheduled to be completed within the new grant year, to the substantially larger, multi-part multi-center ANAM activity. Deliverables span the spectrum from new fundamental knowledge, for example on gaze behavior in individuals with stroke measured in a virtual visual environment, to new beta prototype products such as a wireless rollabout videophone for telerehabilitation applications. Activities address five overlapping themes: assessment and enhancement (a&e) of motor function, a&e of cognitive function, a&e of performance in activities of daily living, applications of Virtual Reality technologies, and telehealth.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Feb 01, 2002
- Accession Number
- ADA407770
Entities
People
- John Toerge
Organizations
- National Rehabilitation Hospital