Title :
PSUBOT-a voice-controlled wheelchair for the handicapped
Author :
Stanton, K.B. ; Sherman, Paul R. ; Rohwedder, Mark L. ; Fleskes, Christopher P. ; Gray, David R. ; Minh, Dinh T. ; Espinoza, Cecilia ; Mayui, Dieudonne ; Ishaque, Mohammad ; Perkowski, Marek A.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng., Portland State Univ., OR, USA
Abstract :
A description is presented of PSUBOT (Portland State University roBOT)-a computerized electric wheelchair commanded by voice. The general description of the existing version is presented: control algorithms, navigation, and human interface. Also discussed are the basic principles of the new version under development, which will include computer vision
Keywords :
computer vision; computerised navigation; handicapped aids; mobile robots; user interfaces; PSUBOT; Portland State University robot; computer vision; computerized electric wheelchair; control algorithms; human interface; navigation; voice-controlled wheelchair; Computer vision; Control systems; Feedback; Hardware; Humans; Robot kinematics; Speech recognition; Voltage; Wheelchairs; Wheels;
Conference_Titel :
Circuits and Systems, 1990., Proceedings of the 33rd Midwest Symposium on
Conference_Location :
Calgary, Alta.
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-0081-5
DOI :
10.1109/MWSCAS.1990.140807
