The application of robotics to a mobility aid for the elderly blind

Lacey, Gerard; Dawson‐Howe, Kenneth M.

doi:10.1016/s0921-8890(98)00011-6

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“…[Kazi et al 1996] and [Kazi & Foulds 1998] report on Multimodal User Supervised Interface and Intelligent Control (MUSIIC), which is targeted toward users with physical disabilities. [Lacey & Dawson-Howe 1998] describes the design and user interface for a guide dog-like robot.…”

Section: Rehabilitative and Assistive Systemsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Active Research Topics in Human Machine Interfaces

McDonald¹

2000

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This paper identifies active research topics concerning human machine interfaces for intelligent machine systems. The paper was compiled by performing a series of literature searches and organizing the information according to the author's interest in better directing his own Human Machine Interface (HMI) research. Introductory literature from outside the HMI communities is also referenced to provide context.

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Section: Rehabilitative and Assistive Systemsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Active Research Topics in Human Machine Interfaces

McDonald¹

2000

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“…Representative studies dealing with walking aids for the handicapped and the elderly have been conducted for technology in developing the sensors designed for seamless control of walking aid vehicles of seniors, vehicle movement technology for stably controlling vehicles, and obstacle-avoiding technology for solving the difficulty of the handicapped and the elderly. Such studies tend to help the handicapped and seniors use walking aids more easily [10][11][12][13][14][15][16].…”

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Preliminary study on verifying the detection of gait intention based on knee joint anterior displacement of gait slopes

Kang

Yang

et al. 2015

BME

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Abstract. This study investigated the feasibility of the Infrared (IR) sensor-based walking aids for detecting the gait intention. To compensate for the defects of Force Sensing Resistors (FSRs) or force sensors, such as the velocity control problem on gait slopes, we used IR sensors to investigate knee joint anterior displacement in order to recognize the gait intention. We also measure leg muscle activities and foot pressure, in order to verify our investigation. We placed two IR sensors on the rollator center to sense left and right leg walking intentions. We took EMG signals of four leg muscles, and analyzed them. Foot pressure analysis parameters were the measured force and mean pressure. We conducted experiments on twenty young healthy adults. The results show that knee joint anterior displacement increases according to gait slope and velocity. We confirm similar results of knee joint anterior displacement through the IR sensors.

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“…Currently the development of various robotic aids or devices for helping the elderly's walking has attracted many researcher's attentions. Guidecane ( (Ulrich & Borenstein, 2001)), PAM-AID ( (Lacey & Dawson-Howe, 1998)), Care-O-bot ( (Graf et al, 2004)), PAMM ((S. Dubowsky, 2000)), and etc, are developed for intelligent walking support and other tasks for the elderly or the disabled. Mainly for the elderly's walking support, a robotic power-assisted walking support system is developed (Nemoto & M. Fujie, 1998).…”

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Walking Support and Power Assistance of a Wheelchair Typed Omnidirectional Mobile Robot with Admittance Control

Zhu¹,

Oda²,

Yu³

et al. 2011

Mobile Robots - Current Trends

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The application of robotics to a mobility aid for the elderly blind

Cited by 120 publications

References 9 publications

Active Research Topics in Human Machine Interfaces

Active Research Topics in Human Machine Interfaces

Preliminary study on verifying the detection of gait intention based on knee joint anterior displacement of gait slopes

Walking Support and Power Assistance of a Wheelchair Typed Omnidirectional Mobile Robot with Admittance Control

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