A FRIEND for assisting handicapped people.

A FRIEND for assisting handicapped people.

The semiautonomous robotic system ?FRIEND? consists of an electric wheelchair with the robot arm MANUS. Both devices are controlled by a computer. The user interface consists of a flat screen and a speech interface. The system is for use by persons with upper limb impairments as well as disability o...

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Bibliographic Details
Published in:IEEE Robotics and automation magazine 8, 1 (2001).
Main Author: Martens, C.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
FRIEND.
Configuration planning.
Demonstration based programming.
Electric wheelchair.
Flat screen.
Handicapped persons.
Imaginary links.
Robot arm MANUS.
Semiautonomous control.
Semiautonomous robotic system.
Speech interface.
Upper limb impairments.
User interface.
Visual serving.