Feature determination from powered wheelchair user joystick input characteristics for adapting driving assistance.

ABSTRACT: Background: Many powered wheelchair users find their medical condition and their ability to drive the wheelchair will change over time. In order to maintain their independent mobility, the powered chair will require adjustment over time to suit the user's needs, thus regular input from healthcare professionals is required. These limited resources can result in the user having to wait weeks for appointments, resulting in the user losing independent mobility, consequently affecting their quality of life and that of their family and carers. In order to provide an adaptive assistive driving system, a range of features need to be identified which are suitable for initial system setup and can automatically provide data for re-calibration over the long term. Methods: A questionnaire

SUBMITTER: Gillham M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5829523 | biostudies-literature | 2017

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature