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http://dx.doi.org/10.5573/ieie.2015.52.7.153

Development of Smart Wheelchair System and Navigation Technology For Stable Driving Performance In Indoor-Outdoor Environments  

Lee, Lae-Kyoung (Dept. of Electronic and Electrical Engineering, Pohang University of Science and Technology)
Oh, Se-Young (Dept. of Electronic and Electrical Engineering, Pohang University of Science and Technology)
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Journal of the Institute of Electronics and Information Engineers / v.52, no.7, 2015 , pp. 153-161 More about this Journal
Abstract
In the present study, as part of the technology development (Quality of Life Technology, QoLT) to improve the socio-economic status of people with disabilities as an extension of these studies, we propose the development of the smart wheelchair system and navigation technology for stable and safe driving in various environments. For the disabled and the elderly make driving easy and convenient with manual/autonomous driving condition, we firstly develop the user-oriented smart wheelchair system with optimized sensors for environment recognition, and then we propose a navigation framework of a hierarchical structure to ensure real-time response, as well as driving stability when traveling to various environmental changes, and to enable a more efficient operation. From the result of several independent experiments, we ensure efficiency and safety of smart wheelchair and its navigation system.
Keywords
Smart wheelchair; Path Planning; RRT; Navigation; Sensor Fusion;
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