NDLI: Care-O-bot/sup TM/: the concept of a system for assisting elderly or disabled persons in home environments

Content Provider	IEEE Xplore Digital Library
Author	Schraft, R.D. Schaeffer, C. May, T.
Copyright Year	1998
Description	Author affiliation: Fraunhofer-Inst. fur Produktionstech. und Autom., Stuttgart, Germany (Schraft, R.D.)
Abstract	Medical expenses are increasing drastically all over the world. More than 30% of these expenses are related to elderly people. By the year 2030 the number of 60 year old people will have doubled. Technical aids are required allowing people to live independently and be supported in their private homes as long as they wish. As a contribution to these required technological solutions a demonstrator platform for a mobile home care system-called Care-O-bot/sup TM/-was designed and implemented by Fraunhofer IPA, Stuttgart. The Care-O-bot/sup TM/ is a mobile service robot which has the capability to perform fetch and carry and various supporting tasks in home environments. Main emphasis is laid in communicational and social integrating tasks, like video telephone, automatic emergency calls and interactive communication. Focus of work performed so far is the mechanical design and realisation of the vehicle, the development of the control system architecture, the implementation and testing of navigation and motion algorithms. The integration of a sensor guided robotic arm is part of the next development phase.
Starting Page	2476
Ending Page	2481
File Size	718524
Page Count	6
File Format	PDF
ISBN	0780345037
DOI	10.1109/IECON.1998.724115
Language	English
Publisher	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
Publisher Date	1998-08-31
Publisher Place	Germany
Access Restriction	Subscribed
Rights Holder	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
Subject Keyword	Mobile communication Senior citizens Service robots Telephony Performance evaluation Algorithm design and analysis Vehicles Automatic control Motion control Communication system control
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article

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