IntellWheels: Modular development platform for intelligent wheelchairs

About This Presentation

Title:

IntellWheels: Modular development platform for intelligent wheelchairs

Description:

Title: Heterotopic ossification in combat amputees from Afghanistan and Iraq wars: Five case histories and results from a small series of patients – PowerPoint PPT presentation

Number of Views:63

Avg rating:3.0/5.0

Slides: 6

Provided by: Manuel270

Category:

more less

Transcript and Presenter's Notes

Title: IntellWheels: Modular development platform for intelligent wheelchairs

1
IntellWheels Modular development platform for
intelligent wheelchairs

Rodrigo A. M. Braga, PhD Marcelo Petry, BEng
Luis Paulo Reis, PhD António Paulo Moreira, PhD

Study Aim
Describe concept and design of IntellWheels, a
modular platform to facilitate development of
intelligent wheelchairs (IWs) through multiagent
system paradigm.
Relevance
IWs may be solution to challenge of assisting
individuals with disabilities who cannot perform
daily activities using classic powered
wheelchairs.

3
Methods

Created platform to develop IWs
Multiagent system that will easily integrate
distinct sensors, actuators, user input devices,
navigation methodologies, intelligent planning
techniques, and cooperation methodologies.

IntellWheels software architecture. ACL agent
communication language, USB universal serial
bus.
4
Results

IntellWheels hardware framework compatible with
common powered wheelchairs.
Visual characteristics and ergonomics of
wheelchair not affected by assemblage of hardware
devices.
Low cost (2,400 for the powered wheelchair,
1,500 for sensors and other hardware devices).

Multimodal interface allows user to control
wheelchair through sequences and combinations of
inputs (e.g., buttons, voice commands, facial
expressions, stick direction) from same or
different input devices.
Simulator could simulate environments and
wheelchairs and create scenario enabling
interaction between real and virtual objects.

5
Conclusions

Experimental results demonstrate successful
integration of all modules in platform, providing
safe motion to IW.
Results achieved with prototype in autonomous
mode in simulated and mixed-reality environments
demonstrate potential of our approach.
Preliminary tests have shown that IntellWheels
will effectively reduce users limitations,
offering more independence.

Write a Comment

User Comments (0)