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ROBOTICA
2002
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13 years 5 months ago
The Weston wheelchair mounted assistive robot - the design story
Robotic technology can be used in several ways to benefit people with disabilities. This paper describes the mounting of a robotic arm to a powered wheelchair to assist disabled u...
Michael Hillman, Karen Hagan, Sean Hagan, Jill Jep...
FLAIRS
2001
13 years 6 months ago
Effective Shared Control in Cooperative Mobility Aids
This paper presents preliminary work on the design of control systems for pedestrian mobility aids for the elderly. The elderly are often restricted in their mobility and must rel...
Glenn S. Wasson, James P. Gunderson, Sean Graves, ...
ISVC
2007
Springer
13 years 11 months ago
A Control Architecture for Long-Term Autonomy of Robotic Assistants
A major challenge in deploying service robots into the real world is to design a framework that provides effective, long-term interactions with people. This includes interacting w...
Christopher King, Xavier Palathingal, Monica N. Ni...
AROBOTS
2010
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13 years 5 months ago
EL-E: an assistive mobile manipulator that autonomously fetches objects from flat surfaces
Abstract Assistive mobile robots that autonomously manipulate objects within everyday settings have the potential to improve the lives of the elderly, injured, and disabled. Within...
Advait Jain, Charles C. Kemp
MICCAI
2000
Springer
13 years 9 months ago
MR Compatible Surgical Assist Robot: System Integration and Preliminary Feasibility Study
A magnetic resonance (MR) compatible surgical assist robot system under preclinical evaluation is described. It is designed to coexist, and cooperate, with a surgeon, and to positi...
Kiyoyuki Chinzei, Nobuhiko Hata, Ferenc A. Jolesz,...