对电动轮椅动态悬架的评估,以防止非ADA合规表面的倾斜

Jorge L Candiotti1, Sivashankar Sivakanthan2, Josh Kanode2

  • 1Veterans Affairs Pittsburgh Healthcare System and Human Engineering Research Laboratories, Pittsburgh, PA; Department of Bioengineering, School Swanson of Engineering, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA.

概括

与标准电动轮椅 (EPW) 相比,具有动态悬挂的机器人 (MEBot) 轮椅在不平坦的地形上提供了更好的稳定性和安全性. 这种先进的轮椅已经准备好进行现实世界的测试.

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