Title
Slam-based cross-a-door solution approach for a robotic wheelchair
Date Issued
01 June 2010
Access level
metadata only access
Resource Type
journal article
Author(s)
Universidad Federal de Espíritu Santo
Abstract
This paper proposes a solution to the cross-a-door problem in unknown environments for a robotic wheelchair commanded through a Human-Machine Interface (HMI). The problem is solved by a dynamic path planning algorithm implementation based on successive frontier points determination. An adaptive trajectory tracking control based on the dynamic model of the robotic wheelchair is implemented on the vehicle to direct the wheelchair motion along the path in a smooth movement. An EKF feature-based SLAM is also implemented on the vehicle which gives an estimate of the wheelchair pose inside the environment. The SLAM allows the map reconstruction of the environment for safe navigation purposes. The whole system steers satisfactorily the wheelchair with smooth movements through common doorways which are narrow considering the size of the vehicle. Implementation results validating the proposal are also shown in this work.
Start page
155
End page
164
Volume
7
Issue
2
Language
English
OCDE Knowledge area
Robótica, Control automático
Ingeniería médica
Subjects
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-77958614742
Source
International Journal of Advanced Robotic Systems
ISSN of the container
17298814
Sources of information:
Directorio de Producción Científica
Scopus