Assistive Robotic Technologies for Next-Generation Smart Wheelchairs: Codesign and Modularity to Improve Users’ Quality of Life
Year: 2022
Type: article
Abstract: 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.
Institutions: Université de Picardie Jules Verne, Institut national de recherche en sciences et technologies du numérique, Institut de Recherche en Informatique et Systèmes Aléatoires, HYBRID: 3D interaction with virtual environments using body and mind, University College London, Fondation Saint Helier, RAINBOW: robotique interactive et référencée capteurs, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, CNRS-AIST JRL (Joint Robotics Laboratory), National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology, Institut National des Sciences Appliquées de Rennes, Université de Rennes, Institut de Recherche en Systèmes Electroniques Embarqués
Language: English
Subfield: Occupational Therapy
Field: Health Professions
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W4283757985