• DocumentCode
    617240
  • Title

    Development of modular sensors for semi-autonomous wheelchairs

  • Author

    Desmond, Ross ; Dickerman, Matthew ; Fleming, James ; Sinyukov, Dmitry ; Schaufeld, Jerome ; Padir, Taskin

  • Author_Institution
    Robot. Eng. - Cyber Phys. Syst., Worcester Polytech. Inst., Worcester, MA, USA
  • fYear
    2013
  • fDate
    22-23 April 2013
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    6
  • Abstract
    This paper provides an overview of the sensor network and mounting hardware used to convert a commercially available powered wheelchair into a semi-autonomous wheelchair. Emphasis is placed on modular design and ease of use. Although the sensor packages are used for the semi-autonomous navigation of a powered wheelchair, the sensor network presented has the potential to be used in a number of different robotic applications.
  • Keywords
    handicapped aids; mobile robots; sensors; wheelchairs; commercially available powered wheelchair; modular design; modular sensors; mounting hardware; robotic applications; semiautonomous navigation; semiautonomous wheelchairs; sensor network; sensor packages; Mobile robots; Navigation; Robot sensing systems; Wheelchairs; modular; navigation; semi-autonomous; sensors; wheelchair;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Technologies for Practical Robot Applications (TePRA), 2013 IEEE International Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    Woburn, MA
  • ISSN
    2325-0526
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4673-6223-8
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/TePRA.2013.6556380
  • Filename
    6556380
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=617240