Title :
Evaluation of smart electric wheelchair operation based on directional input from user and mobile robot navigation
Author :
Sakamaki, Sota ; Niitsuma, Mihoko
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Precision Eng., Chuo Univ., Tokyo, Japan
Abstract :
This paper presents a smart electric wheelchair used as a personal mobility tool (PMT), which integrates autonomous mobile robot navigation and human operation input. This PMT is implemented using an actual electric wheelchair. An experiment is conducted to evaluate the usability of the input interface and movement efficiency of the PMT; its performance is compared to that of a normal electric wheelchair operated using a joystick.
Keywords :
electric vehicles; handicapped aids; interactive devices; mobile robots; motion control; path planning; user interfaces; wheelchairs; PMT input interface usability evaluation; PMT movement efficiency usability evaluation; autonomous mobile robot navigation; directional input; human operation input; joystick; personal mobility tool; smart electric wheelchair operation; Acceleration; Mobile robots; Motion control; Navigation; Visualization; Wheelchairs;
Conference_Titel :
Advanced Intelligent Mechatronics (AIM), 2013 IEEE/ASME International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Wollongong, NSW
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-5319-9
DOI :
10.1109/AIM.2013.6584136
