DocumentCode
3227105
Title
Robotic wheelchairs
Author
Demetriou, Giorgos A.
Author_Institution
Frederick Univ. Cyprus, Lemesos, Cyprus
fYear
2009
fDate
4-7 Nov. 2009
Firstpage
1
Lastpage
4
Abstract
Robotic wheelchairs are assistive navigation systems for people with limited mobility. A big number of the people with limited mobility find it extremely difficult or impossible to use conventional wheelchairs independently. To improve the mobility of this population, technologies that have been developed for mobile robots are currently being applied to develop "robotic wheelchairs" that are able to navigate safely and reliably. These wheelchairs offer the independency and autonomy needed to people with needs. Cost and complexity are the factors that keep robotic wheelchairs from being widely used. This article presents a summary of the technologies of the current state of the art and directions for future research.
Keywords
medical robotics; mobile robots; wheelchairs; assistive navigation systems; mobile robots; robotic wheelchairs; collision avoidance; localization; review; robotic wheelchair; sensors;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Information Technology and Applications in Biomedicine, 2009. ITAB 2009. 9th International Conference on
Conference_Location
Larnaca
Print_ISBN
978-1-4244-5379-5
Electronic_ISBN
978-1-4244-5379-5
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/ITAB.2009.5394345
Filename
5394345
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