An adaptive guidance system for robotic walking aids

Journal of Computing and Information Technology

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 109-120

  Graf, Birgit ^a  

^a FRAUNHOFER INSTITUTE FOR MANUFACTURING ENGINEERING AND AUTOMATION IPA   (Germany)

Author keywords

Guidance; Path modification; Path planning; Service robot; Shared control; Walking aid

Indexed keywords

ELECTRONIC GUIDANCE SYSTEMS; MOBILE ROBOTS; MOTION PLANNING; REMOTE CONTROL; ROBOT PROGRAMMING; ROBOTICS;

ADAPTIVE GUIDANCE SYSTEMS; ELDERLY PERSONS; GUIDANCE SYSTEM; MOBILITY CONSTRAINTS; PATH MODIFICATIONS; SERVICE ROBOTS; SHARED CONTROL; WALKING AID;

WALKING AIDS;

EID: 77953916812     PISSN: 13301136     EISSN: 18463908     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2498/cit.1001159     Document Type: Article

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