A prototype power assist wheelchair that provides for obstacle detection and avoidance for those with visual impairments

Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation

Volumn 2, Issue , 2005, Pages

  Simpson, Richard ^a,b,c   LoPresti, Edmund ^d   Hayashi, Steve ^b   Guo, Songfeng ^a,b   Ding, Dan ^a,b   Ammer, William ^b   Sharma, Vinod ^c   Cooper, Rory ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^b VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c University of Pittsburgh   (United States)

^d AT Sciences   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ENVIRONMENT; FEASIBILITY STUDY; INFRARED RADIATION; LEGAL ASPECT; MICROPROCESSOR; POPULATION; TASK PERFORMANCE; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT; WHEELCHAIR;

EID: 27544446877     PISSN: 17430003     EISSN: 17430003     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1743-0003-2-30     Document Type: Article

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