Smart wheelchairs: A literature review

Several studies have shown that both children and adults benefit substantially from access to a means of independent mobility. While the needs of many individuals with disabilities can be satisfied with traditional manual or powered wheelchairs, a segment of the disabled community finds it difficult...

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Published inJournal of rehabilitation research and development Vol. 42; no. 4; p. 423
Main Author Simpson, Richard C.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States Superintendent of Documents 01.07.2005
Subjects
Activities of Daily Living
Adult
Artificial intelligence
Child
Communication Aids for Disabled
Electronics - instrumentation
Electrooculography
Equipment Design
Handicapped people
History, 20th Century
History, 21st Century
Humans
Infrared Rays
R&D
Research & development
Robotics - instrumentation
Robots
Software
Sonar
Therapy, Computer-Assisted - instrumentation
Ultrasonics - classification
User-Computer Interface
Wheelchairs
Wheelchairs - classification
Wheelchairs - history
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Summary:Several studies have shown that both children and adults benefit substantially from access to a means of independent mobility. While the needs of many individuals with disabilities can be satisfied with traditional manual or powered wheelchairs, a segment of the disabled community finds it difficult or impossible to use wheelchairs independently. To accommodate this population, researchers have used technologies originally developed for mobile robots to create "smart wheelchairs." Smart wheelchairs have been the subject of research since the early 1980s and have been developed on four continents. This article presents a summary of the current state of the art and directions for future research.
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ISSN:0748-7711
1938-1352
1938-1352
DOI:10.1682/JRRD.2004.08.0101