Towards a Smart Walker controller for physiotherapy and rehabilitation purposes

Mobility-aid is a very important research field with studies being made in several institutions around the world. People who suffer lack of mobility have problems in their daily tasks and those who still have remaining forces have a strong indication to work with their residual forces in physiotherapy sessions. The proposed Smart Walker is designed to help people who need to undergo physical rehabilitation and work these remaining locomotion potentials. It is called UFES´S Smart Walker and uses a laser sensor to detect the user´s gait and has a control system to ensure the user´s distance and angle related to the walker.