@inproceedings{Soh:2012,
author = {Soh, H and Demiris, Y},
title = {Towards Early Mobility Independence: An Intelligent Paediatric Wheelchair with Case Studies},
url = {http://www.radhar.eu/events/IROS2012-robotic-wheelchairs},
year = {2012}
}

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TY  - CPAPER
AB  - Standard powered wheelchairs are still heavily dependent on the cognitive capabilities of users. Unfortunately, this excludes disabled users who lack the required problem-solving and spatial skills, particularly young children. For these children to be denied powered mobility is a crucial set-back; exploration is important for their cognitive, emotional and psychosocial development. In this paper, we present a safer paediatric wheelchair: the Assistive Robot Transport for Youngsters (ARTY). The fundamental goal of this research is to provide a key-enabling technology to young children who would otherwise be unable to navigate independently in their environment. In addition to the technical details of our smart wheelchair, we present user-trials with able-bodied individuals as well as one 5-year-old child with special needs. ARTY promises to provide young children with "early access" to the path towards mobility independence.
AU  - Soh,H
AU  - Demiris,Y
PY  - 2012///
TI  - Towards Early Mobility Independence: An Intelligent Paediatric Wheelchair with Case Studies
UR  - http://www.radhar.eu/events/IROS2012-robotic-wheelchairs
UR  - http://hdl.handle.net/10044/1/12651
ER  - 

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