Title :
Smart walker development based on experts´ feedback for elderly and disabled
Author :
GyungHwan Yuk ; Yoon Young Chang ; HongSoo Park ; Byung Ju Dan ; Woo Sok Chang
Author_Institution :
Convergence R&D Lab., LG Electron. Inc., Seoul, South Korea
fDate :
Oct. 30 2013-Nov. 2 2013
Abstract :
This paper introduces a smart mobile walker which was developed for elderly and disabled. It supports three features, which are walking aid, sit-to-stand aid, and electric scooter. Implementation of each function is briefly described. The overall performance of the smart mobile walker is evaluated by experts in rehabilitation hospitals and continuously being improved.
Keywords :
electric vehicles; handicapped aids; medical robotics; mobile robots; motorcycles; SMW; disabled aid; elderly aid; electric scooter; experts feedback; rehabilitation hospitals; robotic support system; sit-to-stand aid; smart mobile walker; walking aid; expert feedback; sit-to-stand; smart mobile walker;
Conference_Titel :
Ubiquitous Robots and Ambient Intelligence (URAI), 2013 10th International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Jeju
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4799-1195-0
DOI :
10.1109/URAI.2013.6677337
