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Robotics at the Service of Wheelchair Mobility for People with Disabilities: Story of a Clinical-Scientific Partnership.

Studies in health technology and informatics Aug 23, 2023
The mobility of people with motor disabilities combined with sensory or cognitive disabilities, sometimes leads to safety issues that make independent travel impossible. In this context, teams based in Rennes in the west of France have been working t...
France Geography Wheelchairs Humans Persons with Disabilities Robotics
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XoRehab: IoT Enabled Wheelchair based Lower Limb Rehabilitation System.

Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society. IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society. Annual International Conference Jul 1, 2023
IoT in healthcare brought a technological revolution in rehabilitation, enabling the patients to get rehabilitation in the comfort of their home, while being supervised remotely by the professionals. IoT enabled rehabilitation ensures a best possible...
Humans Exoskeleton Device Lower Extremity Wheelchairs Robotics
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A Multimodal A* Algorithm to Solve the Two-Dimensional Optimization Problem of Accompanying a Person for an Intelligent Wheelchair.

Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society. IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society. Annual International Conference Jul 1, 2023
Impaired mobility have far-reaching consequences for handicapped persons and their relatives. Mobile robotic technologies enable intelligent wheelchairs to regain mobility for those affected. Multiple research projects address human aware navigation ...
Persons with Disabilities Humans Robotics Wheelchairs Software Algorithms
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A Multimodal Direct Gaze Interface for Wheelchairs and Teleoperated Robots.

Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society. IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society. Annual International Conference Nov 1, 2021
Gaze-based interfaces are especially useful for people with disabilities involving the upper limbs or hands. Typically, users select from a number of options (e.g. letters or commands) displayed on a screen by gazing at the desired option. However, i...
Humans Hand Persons with Disabilities Motion Robotics Wheelchairs
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Lateral Transfer Assist Robot (LTAR): Development of a proof-of-concept prototype.

Technology and health care : official journal of the European Society for Engineering and Medicine Jan 1, 2020
BACKGROUND: Falls during transfer to and from a wheelchair are associated with numerous problems. Factors responsible for difficulty in transferring include horizontal/vertical gaps between surfaces; obstacles, such as armrests; and complicated brake...
Wheelchairs Moving and Lifting Patients Humans Robotics Equipment Design
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Assessment of Usability and Task Load Demand Using a Robot-Assisted Transfer Device Compared With a Hoyer Advance for Dependent Wheelchair Transfers.

American journal of physical medicine & rehabilitation Aug 1, 2019
OBJECTIVE: Manual lifting can be burdensome for people who care for power wheelchair users. Although technologies used for dependent transfers are helpful, they have shortcomings of their own. This study compares the usability and task load demand of...
Self-Help Devices Weight-Bearing Moving and Lifting Patients Caregivers Wheelchairs Adult Cross-Sectional Studies Male Middle Aged Robotics Equipment Design Humans Female Young Adult
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A.Eye Drive: Gaze-based semi-autonomous wheelchair interface.

Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society. IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society. Annual International Conference Jul 1, 2019
Existing wheelchair control interfaces, such as sip & puff or screen based gaze-controlled cursors, are challenging for the severely disabled to navigate safely and independently as users continuously need to interact with an interface during navigat...
Humans Wheelchairs Fixation, Ocular Persons with Disabilities Algorithms Robotics User-Computer Interface Equipment Design
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Detection of Stressful Situations Using GSR While Driving a BCI-controlled Wheelchair.

Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society. IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society. Annual International Conference Jul 1, 2019
This paper analyzes the galvanic skin response (GSR) recorded from healthy and motor disabled people while steering a robotic wheelchair (RobChair ISR-UC prototype), to infer whether GSR can help in the recognition of stressful situations. Seven heal...
Wheelchairs Humans Galvanic Skin Response User-Computer Interface Robotics Brain-Computer Interfaces
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Design, analysis and performance evaluation of a hand gesture platform for navigation.

Technology and health care : official journal of the European Society for Engineering and Medicine Jan 1, 2019
Prevailing technological solutions that address the problems that are experienced by the infirm and elderly people in terms of locomotion needs, offer limited options when it comes to control mechanism and customization. For more than a decade, joyst...
Hand Geriatric Assessment Automation Task Performance and Analysis Wheelchairs Humans User-Computer Interface Persons with Disabilities Equipment Design Female Male Artificial Intelligence Aged Gestures Software Feedback Patient Safety
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Design of a wearable interface for lightweight robotic arm for people with mobility impairments.

IEEE ... International Conference on Rehabilitation Robotics : [proceedings] Jul 1, 2017
Many common activities of daily living like open a door or fill a glass of water, which most of us take for granted, could be an insuperable problem for people who have limited mobility or impairments. For years the unique alternative to overcame thi...
Wheelchairs Self-Help Devices Artificial Limbs Arm Young Adult Middle Aged Humans Adult Equipment Design Wearable Electronic Devices Female Male Signal Processing, Computer-Assisted Robotics Electromyography
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