Man-machine Cooperation for the Control of an Intelligent Powered Wheelchair

Journal of Intelligent and Robotic Systems: Theory and Applications

Volumn 22, Issue 3-4, 1998, Pages 269-287

  Bourhis, G ^a   Agostini, Y ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE LORRAINE   (France)

Author keywords

Intelligent wheelchair; Man machine cooperation; Mobile robotics; Navigation assistance; Powered wheelchair

Indexed keywords

HANDICAPPED PERSONS; INTELLIGENT CONTROL; MAN MACHINE SYSTEMS; MOTION CONTROL; NAVIGATION; USER INTERFACES; WHEELCHAIRS;

INTELLIGENT WHEELCHAIRS; NAVIGATION ASSISTANCE;

MOBILE ROBOTS;

EID: 0032120768     PISSN: 09210296     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/a:1007943113785     Document Type: Article

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