ADAPTIVE CONTROL BY NEURO-FUZZY SYSTEM OF AN OMNI-DIRECTIONAL WHEELCHAIR USING A TOUCH PANEL AS HUMAN-FRIENDLY INTERFACE

Kazuhiko Terashima, Yoshiyuki Noda, Juan Urbano, Sou Kitamura, Takanori Miyoshi, Hideo Kitagawa

2007

Abstract

For improving the operability of an omni-directional wheelchair provided with a power assist system, the system must be able to adapt to the individual characteristics of the many different attendants that will use it. For achieving this purpose, an innovative human-interface using a touch panel that provides easy input and feedback information in real time of the operation of a power-assisted wheelchair was developed. The system was tested experimentally with many different attendants and the results show that in addition to providing a human friendly interface by using the touch panel system with monitor it can adapt successfully to the particular habits of the attendants.

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Terashima K., Noda Y., Urbano J., Kitamura S., Miyoshi T. and Kitagawa H. (2007). ADAPTIVE CONTROL BY NEURO-FUZZY SYSTEM OF AN OMNI-DIRECTIONAL WHEELCHAIR USING A TOUCH PANEL AS HUMAN-FRIENDLY INTERFACE . In Proceedings of the Fourth International Conference on Informatics in Control, Automation and Robotics - Volume 4: ICINCO, ISBN 978-972-8865-83-2, pages 25-32. DOI: 10.5220/0001648700250032


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@conference{icinco07,
author={Kazuhiko Terashima and Yoshiyuki Noda and Juan Urbano and Sou Kitamura and Takanori Miyoshi and Hideo Kitagawa},
title={ADAPTIVE CONTROL BY NEURO-FUZZY SYSTEM OF AN OMNI-DIRECTIONAL WHEELCHAIR USING A TOUCH PANEL AS HUMAN-FRIENDLY INTERFACE},
booktitle={Proceedings of the Fourth International Conference on Informatics in Control, Automation and Robotics - Volume 4: ICINCO,},
year={2007},
pages={25-32},
publisher={SciTePress},
organization={INSTICC},
doi={10.5220/0001648700250032},
isbn={978-972-8865-83-2},
}


in EndNote Style

TY - CONF
JO - Proceedings of the Fourth International Conference on Informatics in Control, Automation and Robotics - Volume 4: ICINCO,
TI - ADAPTIVE CONTROL BY NEURO-FUZZY SYSTEM OF AN OMNI-DIRECTIONAL WHEELCHAIR USING A TOUCH PANEL AS HUMAN-FRIENDLY INTERFACE
SN - 978-972-8865-83-2
AU - Terashima K.
AU - Noda Y.
AU - Urbano J.
AU - Kitamura S.
AU - Miyoshi T.
AU - Kitagawa H.
PY - 2007
SP - 25
EP - 32
DO - 10.5220/0001648700250032