Introducing LURCH: a Shared Autonomy Robotic Wheelchair with Multimodal Interfaces Andrea Bonarini1 ‚ Simone Ceriani1 ‚ Giulio Fontana1 ‚ and Matteo Matteucci1 Abstract— The LURCH project aims at the development of an autonomous wheelchair capable of avoiding obstacles‚ selflocalize and explore indoor environments in a safe way. To meet disabled people requirements‚ we have designed the user interface to the autonomous wheelchair in such a way that it can be simply modified and adapted to the users
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The Wheelchair Experiment Why do people feel that it is acceptable to judge others? Why is it so difficult to lend a helping hand? During my brief time in a wheelchair‚ I discovered that hate and judgment towards individuals with disabilities still exists. For this project‚ I visited a local Target location and used a motorized wheelchair to navigate around the store. Through my time in a wheelchair‚ I discovered how difficult life could be if I were dependent on a wheelchair. As an able bodied
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Education Mrs MichaelMonday 26. September Wheelchair Assignment My Adapted Physical Education class has many challenges. Out of all my college homework assignment‚ there has been one that has truly been the most trying. I was going from being a completely able-bodied individual to and individual who was confined in a wheelchair. I had never imagined what an eye opening experience this was going to be. I am really glad I got to participate in the wheelchair assignment. I had some very interesting‚
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Super Chair 10.0 Purpose Manual wheelchairs are not only transportable‚ required less repairs‚ and it also serves as a form of exercise. However this wheelchair is far from perfect with different problems such as causing discomfort due to the lack of posture stability. This will greatly affect the health causing problems such as joint pain‚ deformity to arise. In serious scenario‚ it may even lead to orthopedic changes or spinal fractures that can be a source of pain.( Ullrich‚ Jr.‚ MD ‚ 2015) Hence
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afternoon on February (May 2001)‚ a wheelchair equipped with sensors and a computer moved crossed a hectic lounge of a railway station in Ulm‚ Germany‚ avoiding commuters and luggage. From the other end of the hectic lounge of that wheelchair‚ a group of engineers looked carefully as a person moved towards that wheelchair. The wheelchair stopped and move in a different direction (right)‚ stopped again and turned left as the man danced around‚ trying to prevent the wheelchair from crossing over. Finally‚
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The wheelchair industry is currently (1992-1993) composed of three companies controlling 72% of the wheelchair market (including parts). Even though together they are a dominating force‚ the overall profitability of the industry is comparable to that of a not a very attractive one‚ with the top two players averaging a meager 5.7% Net Income and the third one (the former market leader) losing considerable money (see Exhibit A). Player | Revenue | Net Income | Market Share | Invacare | $
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Wheelchairs are intended to provide people with comfort and independence after their movement has been either compromised or become impossible due to illnesses‚ injuries‚ disabilities‚ or simply aging. For those with either limited or no mobility at all‚ a wheelchair can make an incredible difference in their quality of life. And here is the brief wheelchair history. The earliest record of wheelchairs dates back to the 6th century‚ as an inscription found on a stone slate in China around 6th century
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Wheelchair Casters Anyone who relies on a wheelchair for mobility knows how important the casters are for stability‚ surface control and comfort. The type of surface that a wheelchair is most often used on will dictate which wheelchair casters are best suited for the chair. Smaller casters function well on indoor and soft surfaces‚ while they also make turning and rotating easier. The larger casters are generally used for harder‚ uneven surfaces. Most casters are located on the front of a wheelchair
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ME 155 Final Reports: Wheelchair with Elevating and Descending Seat Edward Vincent Sapina BS Mechanical Engineering University of the Philippines Diliman Oliver Pagulayan BS Mechanical Engineering University of the Philippines Diliman Dave Josua Lozada BS Mechanical Engineering University of the Philippines Diliman Abstract The study aims to design and build a prototype wheelchair that would follow the accessibility standards of wheel chair design (International Standards Organization
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Z302 SUNRISE WHEELCHAIR CASE - Team 107 Our team recommends Chandler to introduce Guardian’s new lightweight standard wheelchair. Guardian is not a player in wheelchairs with only a 2% share of the standard wheelchair market and nothing else. The purpose for Guardian to introduce the lightweight standard wheelchair‚ with a forecast market growth rate of 15% yearly‚ is only meant to complement Guardian’s existing product to seek for higher growth in its division since the profit margins of its existing
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