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Assistive Robotic
Technologies for
Next-Generation
Smart Wheelchairs
Codesign and Modularity to Improve Users' Quality of Life
This article describes the robotic assistive technologies
developed for users of electrically
powered wheelchairs, within the framework of
the European Union's Interreg ADAPT (Assistive
Devices for Empowering Disabled People
Through Robotic Technologies) project. In particular,
special attention is devoted to the integration
of advanced sensing modalities and the design
of new shared control algorithms. In response to the clinical
needs identified by our medical partners, two novel smart wheelchairs
with complementary capabilities and a virtual reality (VR)-based wheelchair
simulator have been developed. These systems have been validated via
extensive experimental campaigns in France and the United Kingdom.
INTRODUCTION
MOTIVATION AND ORIGINAL CONTRIBUTIONS
Assistive robotics is playing an increasingly important role in our aging
society. In fact, robotic technologies are gaining ground in medical applications
for the design of new rehabilitation devices and personal mobility aids.
In particular, electrically powered wheelchairs are among the most popular
and powerful personal mobility aids in use today [1]. However, driving a
power wheelchair safely requires the use of residual motor skills as well as
By Fabio Morbidi , Louise Devigne , Catalin Stefan Teodorescu ,
Bastien Fraudet, Émilie Leblong, Tom Carlson , Marie Babel, Guillaume Caron ,
Sarah Delmas, François Pasteau, Guillaume Vailland, Valérie Gouranton,
Sylvain Guégan, Ronan Le Breton, and Nicolas Ragot
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