DocumentCode
651185
Title
Implementation of assistive robotic vehicle for the elderly
Author
Suk-Joong Kim ; Dong-Ho Kim ; Jin-Young Park
Author_Institution
Dept. of Intell. Robot Dev., ED Co., Ltd., Seongnam, South Korea
fYear
2013
fDate
Oct. 30 2013-Nov. 2 2013
Firstpage
725
Lastpage
727
Abstract
This study suggested a boarding robot design in consideration of the old and the infirm and a method for the boarding robot to drive autonomously under in and outdoor environment. This study, to improve the life quality of the old and the infirm who are hard to get about independently, aims at development of a boarding type mobility assisting robot platform capable of autonomic driving and equipped with manual operation functions to prevent collision or crash caused by unskilled operation.
Keywords
automobiles; collision avoidance; handicapped aids; mobile robots; assistive robotic vehicle; autonomic driving; boarding robot design; boarding type mobility assisting robot platform; collision prevention; crash prevention; elderly; life quality; manual operation functions; outdoor environment; unskilled operation; autonomous; elderly; outdoor; robotic vehicle;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Ubiquitous Robots and Ambient Intelligence (URAI), 2013 10th International Conference on
Conference_Location
Jeju
Print_ISBN
978-1-4799-1195-0
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/URAI.2013.6677438
Filename
6677438
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