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

Richard C. Simpson, Edmund LoPresti, Steve Hayashi, Songfeng Guo, Dan Ding, William Ammer, Vinod Sharma, Rory A. Cooper

Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation · 2005 · 55 citations · 5 references

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Abstract

The prototype demonstrates the feasibility of providing navigation assistance to manual wheelchair users, but several shortcomings of the system were identified to be addressed in a second generation prototype.

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