Automated Control of Motorized Wheelchairs

电动轮椅的自动控制

• 批准号: 490507-2015
• 负责人: Mirtchev, Theodore
• 金额: $ 1.81万
• 依托单位: Algonquin College of Applied Arts and Technology
• 依托单位国家: 加拿大
• 项目类别: Applied Research and Development Grants - Level 1
• 财政年份: 2015
• 资助国家: 加拿大
• 起止时间: 2015-01-01 至 2016-12-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca/ase-oro/Details-Detailles_eng.asp?id=586513
• 关键词: Automated; Control; Motorized; Wheelchairs

Current powered wheelchairs, although improving their users mobility, still present considerable restrictions. External assistance is still required to perform simple tasks, such as moving the wheelchair closer to its user, to board a wheelchair on a special transport, or to control the wheelchair movement (users suffering from limited hand-control dexterity). Related with this, there are reports of a considerable number of accidents and resulting injuries, for instance in the operations to board a motorized wheelchair into a special transport. Eightfold Technologies' advanced prototype of the SmartChair platform has been built on a palm-sized computer, custom control board and using wireless technology to connect to the user through a smartphone. The SmartChair is a plug and play controller which can be attached to existing powered wheelchairs. The addition of several sensing technologies and related developed control systems will allow powered wheelchairs to perform many tasks safely and autonomously. The SmartChair will have the ability to follow various tracks to different locations, based on predefined paths, which can be learnt and afterwards replicated. Not only automatic operation will be developed within this project, but also voice command features that will help the control of the movement of the wheelchair and the execution of pre-defined tasks. This project will enable Eightfold to be the first to offer these systems in the world.

目前的电动轮椅，虽然提高了他们的用户的流动性，仍然存在相当大的限制。外部 仍然需要辅助来执行简单的任务，例如移动轮椅使其更靠近其使用者、登上轮椅 在特殊的交通工具上，或控制轮椅运动（用户的手控制灵活性有限）。相关 因此，据报发生了相当多的事故和造成的伤害，例如， 将电动轮椅放入特殊的运输工具中。 Eightfold Technologies的SmartChair平台的先进原型已经建立在手掌大小的计算机上， 控制板，并使用无线技术通过智能手机连接到用户。SmartChair是一个插头， 游戏控制器，可以连接到现有的电动轮椅。增加了几种传感技术， 相关开发的控制系统将允许动力轮椅安全地和自主地执行许多任务。的 SmartChair将能够根据预定义的路径，按照不同的轨道到达不同的位置，这是可以学习的 然后复制。在本项目中不仅将开发自动操作，还将开发语音命令 这些功能将有助于控制轮椅的运动和执行预定义的任务。该项目将 使Eightfold成为世界上第一个提供这些系统的公司。