Title :
A safe communication system for wheelchair-mounted medical robots
Author :
Davies, Brian ; Hibberd, Roger
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Mech. Eng., Imperial Coll. of Sci., Technol. & Med., London, UK
Abstract :
When a powered medical manipulator is added to a motorised electric wheelchair, the result is a system which can be safety critical for the user. When a number of other systems, such as environmental controllers, displays and navigation systems are incorporated into the overall systems, the complexity of control can further affect safety. The solution to these problems has resulted in the development of a new safe communication system for wheelchair mounted manipulator systems called Multiple-Master, Multiple-Slave (M3S). The work has been carried out as part of a consortium funded by the European TIDE programme.<>
Keywords :
biomedical equipment; computerised control; manipulators; medical computing; safety-critical software; M3S; Multiple-Master Multiple-Slave; control complexity; environmental controllers; motorised electric wheelchair; navigation systems; powered medical manipulator; safe communication system; safety critical; wheelchair mounted manipulator systems; wheelchair mounted medical robots; wheelchair-mounted medical robots; Biomedical computing; Biomedical equipment; Digital control; Manipulators; Software safety;
Journal_Title :
Computing & Control Engineering Journal
DOI :
10.1049/cce:19950503
