Tactile Sensor-Based Steering as a Substitute of the Attendant Joystick in Powered Wheelchairs

被引：12
作者：
Trujillo-Leon, Andres [1 ,2 ]
Bachta, Wael [3 ]
Vidal-Verdu, Fernando [1 ,2 ]
机构：
[1] Univ Malaga, Dept Elect, E-29071 Malaga, Spain
[2] Inst Biomed Res Malaga, Malaga 29010, Spain
[3] UPMC Univ Paris 06, CNRS, UMR 7222, Inst Syst Intelligents & Robot, F-75005 Paris, France
来源：
IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON NEURAL SYSTEMS AND REHABILITATION ENGINEERING | 2018年 / 26卷 / 07期
关键词：
Assistive technology; tactile sensors; wheelchairs; joystick; CHALLENGES; MOVEMENT; MOBILITY;
D O I：
10.1109/TNSRE.2018.2838326
中图分类号：
R318 [生物医学工程];
学科分类号：
0831 ;
摘要：
Attendant joysticks of powered wheelchairs are devices oriented to help caregivers. Diseases and disabilities such as dementia, spinal cord injuries or blindness make the user unable to drive the chair by his or her own. However, this device is not intuitive to use, especially for old people. Proper processing of the information provided by two tactile sensors in the handlebar achieves control signals that allow an easy and intuitive driving. This is done in this paper, where the performance of this approach is evaluated in comparison with that of the joystick by means of objective measurements as well as questionnaires to obtain the subjective perception of the participants in the experiments. The results show a better performance of the handlebar in terms of error in following a trajectory, collisions with the surrounding furniture, and user feeling related to ease of use, comfort, required training, usefulness, safety, and fatigue.
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页码：1381 / 1390
页数：10
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