I-Corps: Affordable and Reliable Autonomous Wheelchair

I-Corps：经济实惠且可靠的自主轮椅

• 批准号: 2300677
• 负责人: Zhimin Xi
• 金额: $ 5万
• 依托单位: Rutgers University New Brunswick
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2023
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2023-03-15 至 2024-02-29
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=2300677&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Corps; Affordable; Reliable; Autonomous; Wheelchair

The broader impact/commercial potential of this I-Corps project is the development of technology to increase the mobility of existing power wheelchairs that are currently limited to usage over short travel distances and over short time periods. With an emphasis on the affordability of the autonomous wheelchair, end-users will enjoy the affordability benefits of the product. Autonomous wheelchairs will enhance safety and reduce injury due to inappropriate operation or unawareness of dangerous scenarios. Enhanced mobility can create a more equitable and inclusive environment for people in disadvantaged communities, enabling end-users to navigate independently in a crowd.This I-Corps project is based on the development of an autonomous driving wheelchair that may provide more efficient, affordable, reliable, and accessible transportation options for underserved and disadvantaged communities. The feasibility of developing affordable and reliable autonomous wheelchairs is demonstrated through an innovation for autonomous navigation. Based on initial research, the new navigation method can significantly reduce computation cost for computing collision-free navigation without sacrificing other performance attributes such as ride comfort.This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.

这个I-Corps项目的更广泛的影响/商业潜力是开发技术，以增加现有电动轮椅的机动性，目前电动轮椅仅限于在短距离和短时间内使用。通过强调自动轮椅的可负担性，最终用户将享受该产品的可负担性优势。自动轮椅将提高安全性，减少因操作不当或对危险情况缺乏认识而造成的伤害。增强的移动性可以为弱势社区的人们创造一个更加公平和包容的环境，使最终用户能够在人群中独立导航。这个I-Corps项目基于自动驾驶轮椅的开发，可以为服务不足和弱势社区提供更有效，负担得起，可靠和无障碍的交通选择。通过自主导航的创新，证明了开发负担得起的和可靠的自主轮椅的可行性。基于初步研究，新的导航方法可以显著降低计算无碰撞导航的计算成本，而不会牺牲其他性能属性，如乘坐舒适性。该奖项反映了NSF的法定使命，并已被认为是值得支持的，通过评估使用基金会的知识价值和更广泛的影响审查标准。