DocumentCode
2949298
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
fYear
2013
fDate
9-12 July 2013
Firstpage
471
Lastpage
476
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;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Advanced Intelligent Mechatronics (AIM), 2013 IEEE/ASME International Conference on
Conference_Location
Wollongong, NSW
ISSN
2159-6247
Print_ISBN
978-1-4673-5319-9
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/AIM.2013.6584136
Filename
6584136
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