The design of an autonomous vehicle for the disabled

Madarasz, Richard L.; Heiny, L.; Cromp, Robert F.; Mazur, Neal

doi:10.1109/jra.1986.1087052

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“…The interface may consist of a conventional wheelchair joystick, voice based control, facial expressions or even gaze control, among others. The developments since 1986 when the Madarasz project [8] was first proposed, evolved all over the world. Several new projects were presented.…”

Section: Smart Driving Assistmentioning

confidence: 99%

Adapted Control Methods for Cerebral Palsy Users of an Intelligent Wheelchair

Faria

Reis

Lau

2014

J Intell Robot Syst

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-The development of an intelligent wheelchair (IW) platform that may be easily adapted to any commercial electric powered wheelchair and aid any person with special mobility needs is the main objective of the IntelllWheels project. To be able to achieve this main objective, three distinct control methods were implemented in the IW: manual, shared and automatic. Several algorithms were developed for each of these control methods. This paper presents three of the most significant of those algorithms with emphasis on the shared control method. Experiments were performed by users suffering from cerebral palsy, using a realistic simulator, in order to validate the approach. The experiments revealed the importance of using shared (aided) controls for users with severe disabilities. The patients still felt having complete control over the wheelchair movement when using a shared control at a 50% level and thus this control type was very well accepted. Thus it may be used in intelligent wheelchairs since it is able to correct the direction in case of involuntary movements of the user but still gives him a sense of complete control over the IW movement.

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Section: Smart Driving Assistmentioning

confidence: 99%

Adapted Control Methods for Cerebral Palsy Users of an Intelligent Wheelchair

Faria

Reis

Lau

2014

J Intell Robot Syst

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“…Madarasz et al proposed one of the first autonomous wheelchairs for those with physical disabilities [2]. They presented a wheelchair equipped with a microcomputer, digital camera, and ultrasonic rangefinder.…”

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IntellWheels: Modular development platform for intelligent wheelchairs

Braga¹,

Petry²,

Reis³

et al. 2011

JRRD

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Abstract-Intelligent wheelchairs (IWs) can become an important solution to the challenge of assisting individuals who have disabilities and are thus unable to perform their daily activities using classic powered wheelchairs . This article describes the concept and design of IntellWheels, a modular platform to facilitate the development of IWs through a multiagent system paradigm. In fact, modularity is achieved not only in the software perspective, but also through a generic hardware framework that was designed to fit, in a straightforward manner, almost any commercial powere d wheelchair. Experimental results demonstrate the successful integration of all modules in the platform, providing safe motion to the IW. Furthermore, the results achieved with a prototype running in autonomous mode in simulated and mixed-reality environments also demonstrate the potential of our approach. Although some future research is still necessary to fully accomplish our objectives, preliminary tests have show n that IntellWheels will effectively reduce users' limitations, offering them a much more independent life.

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“…One of the first concept projects of an autonomous wheelchair for handicapped physicists was proposed by Madarasz (Madarasz, 1986). He presented a wheelchair equipped with a microcomputer, a digital camera, and ultrasound scanner.…”

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INTELLWHEELS - A Development Platform for Intelligent Wheelchairs for Disabled People

Braga

Petry

Moreira³

et al. 2008

Proceedings of the Fifth International Conference on Informatics in Control, Automation and Robotics Service

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Abstract:Many people with disabilities find it difficult or even impossible to use traditional powered wheelchairs independently by manually controlling the devices. Intelligent wheelchairs are a very good solution to assist severely handicapped people who are unable to operate classical electrical wheelchair by themselves in their daily activities. This paper describes a development platform for intelligent wheelchairs called IntellWheels. The intelligent system developed may be added to commercial powered wheelchairs with minimal modifications in a very straightforward manner. The paper describes the concept and design of the platform and also the intelligent wheelchair prototype developed to validate the approach. Preliminary results concerning automatic movement of the IntellWheels prototype are also presented.

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The design of an autonomous vehicle for the disabled

Cited by 116 publications

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Adapted Control Methods for Cerebral Palsy Users of an Intelligent Wheelchair

Adapted Control Methods for Cerebral Palsy Users of an Intelligent Wheelchair

IntellWheels: Modular development platform for intelligent wheelchairs

INTELLWHEELS - A Development Platform for Intelligent Wheelchairs for Disabled People

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