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The Weston wheelchair mounted assistive robot - the design story

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  09 April 2002

Michael Hillman ,
Karen Hagan ,
Sean Hagan ,
Jill Jepson  and
Roger Orpwood
Michael Hillman
Affiliation:
Bath Institute of Medical Engineering, Royal United Hospital, Bath BA1 3NG (UK)M.R.Hillman@bath.ac.uk
Karen Hagan
Affiliation:
Bath Institute of Medical Engineering, Royal United Hospital, Bath BA1 3NG (UK)M.R.Hillman@bath.ac.uk
Sean Hagan
Affiliation:
Bath Institute of Medical Engineering, Royal United Hospital, Bath BA1 3NG (UK)M.R.Hillman@bath.ac.uk
Jill Jepson
Affiliation:
Bath Institute of Medical Engineering, Royal United Hospital, Bath BA1 3NG (UK)M.R.Hillman@bath.ac.uk
Roger Orpwood
Affiliation:
Bath Institute of Medical Engineering, Royal United Hospital, Bath BA1 3NG (UK)M.R.Hillman@bath.ac.uk
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Abstract

Robotic technology can be used in several ways to benefit people with disabilities. This paper describes the mounting of a robotic arm to a powered wheelchair to assist disabled users in daily activities. Although there are many potential benefits for the disabled user, there are also very strong requirements and compromises, which must be considered in integrating the robotic arm with the wheelchair. This paper focuses on how these integration issues have been addressed.

Keywords

WheelchairAssistive robotDisabled users
Type
Research Article
Information
Robotica , Volume 20 , Issue 2 , March 2002 , pp. 125 - 132
Copyright
© 2002 Cambridge University Press

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