Title :
Modified floyd algorithm for intelligent walking frame
Author :
Lee, Hansoo ; Kim, Sudae ; Baek, Gyeongdong ; Kim, Sungshin
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng., Pusan Nat. Univ., Pusan, South Korea
Abstract :
Recently, the senior-friendly industry is expected to increase rapidly by population aging phenomenon. Especially, walking frame market for older people is expected to be even larger. Therefore, intelligent walking frame is proposed in this paper to guide through the shortest and comfortable path. Assuming that all the locations and its information given, the old tend to avoid difficult path such as uphill, stairs, obstacles, construction sites, etc. Consider this avoiding factors as some particular weights in Floyd algorithm will improve the performance in the desired direction. It is implemented commercially available walking frame added on guide system using modified Floyd algorithm. Applied this algorithm, although it may not the shortest path, can find easier and shorter path.
Keywords :
geriatrics; graph theory; handicapped aids; difficult path avoidance; guide system; intelligent walking frame; modified Floyd algorithm; older people; population aging phenomenon; senior-friendly industry; Aging; Buildings; Educational institutions; Legged locomotion; Navigation; Shortest path problem; Modified Floyd algorithm; Shortest path; intelligent walking frame; route selection;
Conference_Titel :
Ubiquitous Robots and Ambient Intelligence (URAI), 2011 8th International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Incheon
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-0722-3
DOI :
10.1109/URAI.2011.6146000