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

BACKGROUND: Almost 10% of all individuals who are legally blind also have a mobility impairment. The majority of these individuals are dependent on others for mobility. The Smart Power Assistance Module (SPAM) for manual wheelchairs is being developed to provide independent mobility for this populat...

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Autores principales: Simpson, Richard, LoPresti, Edmund, Hayashi, Steve, Guo, Songfeng, Ding, Dan, Ammer, William, Sharma, Vinod, Cooper, Rory
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2005
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1262756/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16202136
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1743-0003-2-30