Title :
Assisting a disabled person in navigating an electric vehicle through a doorway
Author :
Sanders, D.A. ; Stott, I.J. ; Goodwin, M.J.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Mech. & Manuf. Eng., Portsmouth Univ., UK
Abstract :
A real time method of computer assistance for a disabled user/operator to move an electric wheelchair through a doorway is presented. The wheelchair uses data from ultrasonic sensors. These data are processed and combined with information from an input from the user; in this case a joystick. The output is used to assist the user/operator in steering the vehicle
Keywords :
electric vehicles; handicapped aids; interactive devices; position control; real-time systems; ultrasonic applications; ultrasonic transducers; computer assistance; disabled person; doorway; electric vehicle navigation; electric wheelchair; joystick; real time method; ultrasonic sensors; vehicle steering;
Conference_Titel :
New Developments in Electric Vehicles for Disabled Persons, IEE Colloquium on
Conference_Location :
London
DOI :
10.1049/ic:19950377
