Title :
How to transform a powered wheelchair in a robotic aid for motor-disabled
Author :
Fioretti, S. ; Leo, T. ; Longhi, S.
Author_Institution :
Dipt. di Elettronica e Autom., Ancona Univ., Italy
Abstract :
We focus on the navigation and guidance system of a powered wheelchair. The introduction of this system allows the autonomy and security of motor-disabled people to be increased. The design of the navigation system has taken into consideration criteria of usability, acceptability, efficiency and cost. We have developed a navigation module with different levels of autonomy which realizes an active interaction of the user with the robotic aid. The integration of the input-output devices in the assistive system has been developed with the standard M3S protocol
Keywords :
handicapped aids; mobile robots; path planning; robot kinematics; user interfaces; acceptability; active interaction; efficiency; guidance system; input-output devices; motor-disabled; navigation; powered wheelchair; robotic aid; standard M3S protocol; usability; Costs; Mobile robots; Navigation; Power system security; Protocols; Rehabilitation robotics; Robotics and automation; Tides; Usability; Wheelchairs;
Conference_Titel :
Control Applications, 1998. Proceedings of the 1998 IEEE International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Trieste
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-4104-X
DOI :
10.1109/CCA.1998.728370
