Publication detail

Mobile manipulator as an assistive device for disabled people

HONZÍK, B.

English title

Mobile manipulator as an assistive device for disabled people

Type

conference paper

Language

en

Original abstract

Rehabilitation robots are assistive devices that may be operated by individuals with severe disabilities to carry out manipulation tasks that they would otherwise be unable to perform. This paper presents one example of such technical aid – a wheelchair robot, consisting of the manipulator arm mounted on the electrically powered wheelchair. Such robot provides the disabled person with the facility that augments both mobility and manipulation, allowing him/her to hold a cup and drink, eat a sandwich, turn off the lights, or open doors. Paper introduces new approaches in construction and control of this robotic system.

English abstract

Rehabilitation robots are assistive devices that may be operated by individuals with severe disabilities to carry out manipulation tasks that they would otherwise be unable to perform. This paper presents one example of such technical aid – a wheelchair robot, consisting of the manipulator arm mounted on the electrically powered wheelchair. Such robot provides the disabled person with the facility that augments both mobility and manipulation, allowing him/her to hold a cup and drink, eat a sandwich, turn off the lights, or open doors. Paper introduces new approaches in construction and control of this robotic system.

Keywords in English

rehabilitation robot, mobile manipulator, kinematic redundancy

RIV year

2001

Released

01.01.2001

Publisher

CERM akademické nakladatelství, s.r.o.

Location

Brno

ISBN

80-7204-207-6

Book

Proceedings of the 3rd International Conference on Mechatronics, Robotics and Biomechanics

Pages count

6

BIBTEX


@inproceedings{BUT6654,
  author="Bohumil {Honzík},
  title="Mobile manipulator as an assistive device for disabled people",
  booktitle="Proceedings of the 3rd International Conference on Mechatronics, Robotics and Biomechanics",
  year="2001",
  month="January",
  publisher="CERM akademické nakladatelství, s.r.o.",
  address="Brno",
  isbn="80-7204-207-6"
}