Intelligent walkers for the elderly: Performance and safety testing of VA-PAMAID robotic walker

Journal of Rehabilitation Research and Development

Volumn 40, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 423-431

  Rentschler, Andrew J ^b   Cooper, Rory A ^a   Blasch, Bruce ^b   Boninger, Michael L ^b  

^a VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Engineering test; Navigational assistance; Obstacle avoidance; Robotic walker; Visual impairment

Indexed keywords

ENERGY UTILIZATION; FATIGUE TESTING; PATIENT TREATMENT; ROBOTICS; SENSORS; WALKING AIDS;

INTELLIGENT WALKERS;

PATIENT REHABILITATION;

ARTICLE; BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING; DEVICE; ELDERLY CARE; ENERGY CONSUMPTION; FATIGUE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; MOBILIZATION; PERFORMANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REACTION TIME; ROBOTICS; SAFETY; SENSOR; VELOCITY; WALKING AID;

EID: 0142213768     PISSN: 07487711     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1682/JRRD.2003.09.0423     Document Type: Article

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