Human-friendly interfaces of wheelchair robotic system for handicapped persons

Jae Woong Min, Kyoobin Lee, Soo Chul Lim, Dong Soo Kwon

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Abstract

With an increase in the number of handicapped persons, there is a growing demand for human-friendly interface as mobility aids. To meet this need, we have developed two interfaces with using shoulder and head motion for powered wheelchair control. To acquire proper wheelchair control instruction signal, workspaces of shoulder and head are analyzed by magnetic position sensor. Two interfaces are developed to meet four guidelines: human friendly design, easiness of wearability, intuitive drive function, and low cost. FSR (Force Sensing Resistor) is used to measure changes in the shoulder and head motion. Interface's usefulness is verified by clinical experiment with six subjects who are spinal cord injured with C4 or C5.

Original languageEnglish
Pages1505-1510
Number of pages6
StatePublished - 2002
Event2002 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems - Lausanne, Switzerland
Duration: 30 Sep 20024 Oct 2002

Conference

Conference2002 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems
Country/TerritorySwitzerland
CityLausanne
Period30/09/024/10/02

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