A touch-based wheelchair control interface: Concept and implementation
Journal
Applied Mechanics and Materials
Journal Volume
300-301
Pages
1471-1474
Date Issued
2013
Author(s)
Abstract
In this paper, we propose a wTouch interface for controlling a human-centered intelligent wheelchair. The wTouch interface is a touch panel which performs similar joystick manipulations while it provides convenient wheelchair control interface, as well as offers useful wheelchair status. In addition, reactive navigation techniques are also developed by combining with the obstacle information to perform collision free navigations. The obstacle detection sensor uses a laser range finder and the reactive navigation uses the artificial potential field approach. Finally, a wTouch wheelchair prototype is produced in our laboratory for evaluating the performance of reactive navigations. ? (2013) Trans Tech Publications, Switzerland.
Subjects
Artificial potential fields
Collision-free
Intelligent wheelchair
Interactive interfaces
Laser range finders
Obstacle detection sensors
Reactive navigation
Touch panels
Wheelchair control
Obstacle detectors
Wheelchairs
Type
conference paper