Development of a Motion Controller for the Electric Wheelchair of Quadriplegic Patients Using Head Movements Recognition

• Published in: IEEE embedded systems letters Vol. 16; no. 2; pp. 154 - 157
• Main Authors: Mogahed, Hussein Sh, Ibrahim, Mona M.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Piscataway IEEE 01.06.2024; The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
• Subjects: Accuracy; Algorithms; Electromotive wheelchairs; Head gestures; Head movement; inertial measurement unit (IMU); Inertial platforms; Magnetic heads; Mobile robots; Motion measurement; Paralysis; pattern recognition; quadriplegia; Robot control; Robotics; Runtime; threshold; Training; wheelchair; Wheelchairs

The robotic wheelchair is designed to allow independent movement for patients with severe musculoskeletal and neuromuscular disorders that interfere with normal wheelchair propulsion by hands. Control of the movement of the wheelchair necessities residual motion of the upper extremity which was not...