Title :
A knowledge based system to suggest adaptive equipment for disabled drivers
Author :
Wheeler, Jacqueline Cole ; Koppa, Rodger ; McDermott, Make ; Ellis, Newton ; Huchingson, R. Dale
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Ind. Eng., Texas A&M Univ., College Station, TX, USA
Abstract :
The development of a knowledge-based system (KBS) to assist therapists, evaluators, and other rehabilitation professionals in the selection of adaptive equipment to customize vehicles for disabled drivers is described. The KBS is designed to assist a therapist after the clinical evaluation and driving evaluations have been performed. A prototype KBS called the Knowledge-based Adaptive Driving Equipment Tool (KADET) was designed, built, and tested, and its effectiveness was assessed in a two-part evaluation focusing on both the performance and the usability of the system. Recommendations by experts in adaptive equipment selection were compared to recommendations made by driver evaluators. A usability measure was calculated on the basis of users´ and experts´ ratings for several usability factors. The calculation indicated a high measure of usability for KADET
Keywords :
handicapped aids; knowledge based systems; Knowledge-based Adaptive Driving Equipment Tool; adaptive equipment suggesting; clinical evaluation; disabled drivers; driving evaluation; knowledge based system; rehabilitation professionals; therapists; usability measure; vehicle customization; Adaptive control; Adaptive systems; Artificial intelligence; Design engineering; Drives; Knowledge based systems; Programmable control; Prototypes; Transportation; Vehicle driving;
Conference_Titel :
Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, 1989. Images of the Twenty-First Century., Proceedings of the Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in
Conference_Location :
Seattle, WA
DOI :
10.1109/IEMBS.1989.96493
