Title :
An algorithm for collision free navigation of an intelligent powered wheelchair in dynamic environments
Author :
Chao Wang ; Savkin, Andrey V. ; Tuan Nghia Nguyen ; Nguyen, Hung T.
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Electr. Eng. & Telecommun., Univ. of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, Australia
Abstract :
We propose a biologically inspired navigation algorithm and implement it on an intelligent wheelchair. The intelligent wheelchair demonstrates an excellent performance in detecting and avoiding static and moving obstacles under the guidance of the proposed algorithm, and it is able to safely and efficiently reach the target in a cluttered dynamic environment.
Keywords :
collision avoidance; handicapped aids; wheelchairs; biologically inspired navigation algorithm; collision free navigation; intelligent powered wheelchair; moving obstacle detection; static obstacle detection; Collision avoidance; Heuristic algorithms; Mobile robots; Navigation; Vectors; Wheelchairs; Intelligent wheelchair; collision avoidance; moving obstacles; obstacle avoidance; robotic wheelchair;
Conference_Titel :
Control Automation Robotics & Vision (ICARCV), 2012 12th International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Guangzhou
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-1871-6
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4673-1870-9
DOI :
10.1109/ICARCV.2012.6485380
