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 …

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 …

Human-robot symbiotic systems have been studied extensively in recent years, considering
that robots will play an important role in the future welfare society [Ueno, 2001]. The use of …

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

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 …

Standard Interfaces have limited accessibility. Multimodal user interfaces combine various
input and output modalities (including seeing/vision, hearing/audition, haptic/tactile …

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 …

Intelligent wheelchairs allow individuals to move more freely, safely, and facilitate users'
interaction with the wheelchair. This paper presents the results focused on the study and …