The independence and autonomy of both elderly and disabled people has been a growing
concern of today's society. Therefore, wheelchairs have proven to be fundamental for the …

Since the demographics of population, with respect to age, are continuously changing,
politicians and scientists start to pay more attention to the needs of senior individuals …

With the rising concern about the needs of people with physical disabilities and with the
aging of the population there is a major concern of creating electronic devices that may …

Multimodal Interface for an Intelligent Wheelchair Page 1 FACULDADE DE ENGENHARIA DA
UNIVERSIDADE DO PORTO Multimodal Interface for an Intelligent Wheelchair Filipe Joaquim …

With the rising concern about the needs of people with physical disabilities and with the
aging of the population there is a major concern of creating electronic devices that may …

Since the demographics of population, with respect to age, are continuously changing,
politicians and scientists start to pay more attention to the needs of senior individuals …

The purpose of this chapter is twofold: on one hand, it aims at defining a clear framework for
the design and implementation of autonomous wheelchairs, highlighting the main …

Most serious accidents and injuries often end with various motoric disabilities usually
resulting in a limited control of the muscles of various body parts and in some worst case …

Intelligent wheelchairs (IWs) can become an important solution to the challenge of assisting
individuals who have disabilities and are thus unable to perform their daily activities using …

This article focuses on evaluating the usability of an intelligent wheelchair (IW) in both real
and simulated environments. The wheelchair is controlled at a high-level by a flexible …