2016/01/22 by Jiajun Shen, Bin Xu, Shen, Jiajun +5
Computer Science · Health Professions · #Assistive Technology in Communication and Mobility #FOS: Computer and information sciences #Gaze Tracking and Assistive Technology #Robotics (cs.RO)
paper · pdf · doi:10.48550/arxiv.1601.06005
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This paper presents the architecture and implementation of a tele-presence wheelchair system based on tele-presence robot, intelligent wheelchair, and touch screen technologies. The tele-presence wheelchair system consists of a commercial electric wheelchair, an add-on tele-presence interaction module, and a touchable live video image based user interface (called TIUI). The tele-presence interaction module is used to provide video-chatting for an elderly or disabled person with the family members or caregivers, and also captures the live video of an environment for tele-operation and semi-autonomous navigation. The user interface developed in our lab allows an operator to access the system anywhere and directly touch the live video image of the wheelchair to push it as if he/she did it in the presence. This paper also discusses the evaluation of the user experience.