Title :
The VAHM project: a cooperation between an autonomous mobile platform and a disabled person
Author :
PRUSKI, Alain ; Bourhis, Guy
Author_Institution :
Lab. d´´Autom. et d´´Electron. Ind., Metz Univ., France
Abstract :
The VAHM project constitutes a research and development project aimed at automating an electric wheelchair for the disabled. The aim consists in delegating the control of some low-level functionalities to the wheelchair during the motion in order to allow the person to be free of the driving constraints that may be painful for some handicapped persons. The authors describe the hardware and software structure chosen to perform the intelligent mobility functions in association with a disabled person
Keywords :
computerised control; handicapped aids; mobile robots; VAHM project; autonomous mobile platform; computerised control; disabled person; electric wheelchair; handicapped aids; intelligent mobility functions; mobile robots; Application software; Birth disorders; Force sensors; Hardware; Hidden Markov models; Intelligent robots; Mobile robots; Sensor phenomena and characterization; Vehicle safety; Wheelchairs;
Conference_Titel :
Robotics and Automation, 1992. Proceedings., 1992 IEEE International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Nice
Print_ISBN :
0-8186-2720-4
DOI :
10.1109/ROBOT.1992.220252
