Rehabilitation Engineering: A perspective on the past 40-years and thoughts for the future

RA Cooper, R Cooper - Medical engineering & physics, 2019 - Elsevier
Over the past four decades, there have been breakthroughs in communication, mobility and
tools to manipulate objects. Probably the most important transformation has been the …

Step-climbing power wheelchairs: A literature review

SA Sundaram, H Wang, D Ding… - Topics in spinal cord …, 2017 - meridian.allenpress.com
Background: Power wheelchairs capable of overcoming environmental barriers, such as
uneven terrain, curbs, or stairs, have been under development for more than a decade …

A heuristic approach to overcome architectural barriers using a robotic wheelchair

JL Candiotti, BJ Daveler, DC Kamaraj… - … on Neural Systems …, 2019 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The Mobility Enhancement roBotic (MEBot) wheelchair was developed to improve the safety
and accessibility of wheelchair users when facing architectural barriers. MEBot uses …

Usability evaluation of a novel robotic power wheelchair for indoor and outdoor navigation

JL Candiotti, DC Kamaraj, B Daveler, CS Chung… - Archives of physical …, 2019 - Elsevier
Abstract Objective To compare the Mobility Enhancement roBotic (MEBot) wheelchair's
capabilities with commercial electric-powered wheelchairs (EPWs) by performing a …

Kinematics and stability analysis of a novel power wheelchair when traversing architectural barriers

J Candiotti, SA Sundaram, B Daveler… - Topics in spinal …, 2017 - meridian.allenpress.com
Background: Electric-powered wheelchairs (EPWs) are essential devices for people with
disabilities for mobility and quality of life. However, the design of common EPWs makes it …

Usability evaluation of attitude control for a robotic wheelchair for tip mitigation in outdoor environments

S Sivakanthan, JL Candiotti, SA Sundaram… - Medical engineering & …, 2020 - Elsevier
Tips and falls are the most prominent causes of wheelchair accidents that occur when
driving on uneven terrains and less accessible environments. The Mobility Enhancement …

Mobility enhancement wheelchair

RA Cooper, H Wang, CS Chung, JL Candiotti… - US Patent …, 2021 - Google Patents
US10912688B2 - Mobility enhancement wheelchair - Google Patents US10912688B2 - Mobility
enhancement wheelchair - Google Patents Mobility enhancement wheelchair Download PDF …

Curb negotiation with dynamic human–robotic wheelchair collaboration

JL Candiotti, BJ Daveler, S Sivakanthan… - IEEE transactions on …, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Wheelchair users often face architectural barriers such as curbs, limiting their accessibility,
mobility, and participation in their communities. The mobility enhancement robotic (MEBot) …

Design and experimental validation of a new wheelchair seat stabilization system

JG da Cruz Passos, LF Freire de Souza… - Disability and …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Purpose Seat tilting wheelchair features can increase the comfort and safety of the user.
Although many power wheelchairs have tilting mechanisms, they are often designed with a …

Improving wheelchair route planning through instrumentation and navigation systems

D Džafić, JL Candiotti… - 2020 42nd Annual …, 2020 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Route planning is an important tool to reach points of interest. The current technology offers
options for public transportation and pedestrians on the road and sidewalks, respectively …