NDLI: Implementation and Evaluation of a Small Size Omnidirectional Wheelchair

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Author	Matsuo, K. Yi Liu Elmazi, D. Barolli, L. Uchida, K.
Copyright Year	2015
Description	Author affiliation: Fukuoka Prefectural Fukuoka Tech. High Sch., Fukuoka, Japan (Matsuo, K.) \|\| Dept. of Inf. & Commun. Eng., Fukuoka Inst. of Technol. (FIT), Fukuoka, Japan (Barolli, L.; Uchida, K.) \|\| Fac. of Inf. Technol., Polytech. Univ. of Tirana Bul, Tirana, Albania (Elmazi, D.) \|\| Grad. Sch. of Eng., Fukuoka Inst. of Technol. (FIT), Fukuoka, Japan (Yi Liu)
Abstract	With the accelerating development of aged tendency of population and rapid growth in the number of the disabled caused by diseases or injuries, the wheelchair with good performance for the aged and disabled is attracting the attention from the society. A wheelchair can provide the user with many benefits, such as maintaining mobility, continuing or broadening community and social activities, conserving strength and energy, and enhancing quality of life. The wheelchair body must be compact enough to go through narrow doorways. The wheelchair must be wide enough to prevent the patient from falling on the floor. A large footprint is therefore desirable for stability and safety, while wheelchairs must conform to dimensional constraints. In this paper, we present the implementation and evaluation of an Omni directional wheelchair, which has a small size and can move easily in narrow spaces. In order to evaluate the implemented wheelchair, we carried out some experiments and discussed some implementation and application issues. The experimental results show that the implemented wheelchair in general works properly, but its still needs improvements.
Sponsorship	IEEE Comput. Soc.
Starting Page	49
Ending Page	53
File Size	588106
Page Count	5
File Format	PDF
e-ISBN	9781479917754
DOI	10.1109/WAINA.2015.100
Language	English
Publisher	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
Publisher Date	2015-03-24
Publisher Place	South Korea
Access Restriction	Subscribed
Rights Holder	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
Subject Keyword	Conferences Wheelchair Mobile Computing Robotics
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article

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