Automated Control of Motorized Wheelchairs

目前的电动轮椅虽然提高了使用者的机动性，但仍然存在相当大的限制。外部 执行简单的任务仍然需要帮助，例如将轮椅移到离使用者更近的地方，以便登上轮椅 在特殊的交通工具上，或控制轮椅运动(手控灵活性有限的用户)。相关 在此情况下，有相当数量的事故和由此造成的伤害的报告，例如在 登上一辆电动轮椅，进入一种特殊的交通工具。 八倍科技公司的智能椅子平台的高级原型构建在一台掌上大小的计算机上，定制 并使用无线技术通过智能手机与用户连接。智能椅是一个插头和 游戏控制器，可以连接到现有的电动轮椅上。增加了几种传感技术和 相关开发的控制系统将使电动轮椅能够安全和自主地执行许多任务。这个 智能椅子将能够根据预定义的路径跟踪不同的轨迹到不同的位置，这是可以学习的 然后进行复制。该项目不仅将开发自动操作，还将开发语音命令 有助于控制轮椅运动和执行预定义任务的功能。这个项目将 使八倍成为世界上第一个提供这些系统的公司。

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.