A new approach for operating powered wheelchairs by people with severe impairments

This paper discusses the introduction of mechanisms to adapt commercial powered wheelchairs in order to facilitate its driving by people with severe impairments. Several models of operation are proposed and the most promising, at the moment, called legacy adapted mode, is detailed. A part of the for...

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Main Author: Urbano, Maria Margarida (author)
Other Authors: Fonseca, José (author), Nunes, Urbano (author), Lopes, Arminda (author)
Format: conferenceObject
Language:eng
Published: 2012
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10773/6921
Country:Portugal
Oai:oai:ria.ua.pt:10773/6921