Controlling a motorized electric wheelchair based on face tilting

• Autorzy: Qassim Hassan M. , Eesee Abdulrahman K. , Osman Omar T. , Jarjees Mohammed S.

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DOI

10.1515/bams-2019-0033

• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

Disability, specifically impaired upper and/or lower limbs, has a direct impact on the patients’ quality of life. Nowadays, motorized wheelchairs supported by a mobility-aided technique have been devised to improve the quality of life of these patients by increasing their independence. This study aims to present a platform to control a motorized wheelchair based on face tilting. A real-time tracking system of face tilting using a webcam and a microcontroller circuit has been designed and implemented. The designed system is dedicated to control the movement directions of the motorized wheelchair. Four commands were adequate to perform the required movements for the motorized wheelchair (forward, right, and left, as well as stopping status). The platform showed an excellent performance regarding controlling the motorized wheelchair using face tilting, and the position of the eyes was shown as the most useful face feature to track face tilting.

Słowa kluczowe

EN

algorithm; motorized wheelchair; microcontroller; platform

• Wydawca: Uniwersytet Jagielloński - Collegium Medicum ; De Gruyter
• Czasopismo: Bio-Algorithms and Med-Systems
• Rocznik: 2019
• Tom: Vol. 15, no. 4
• Strony: art. no. 20190033
• Opis fizyczny: Bibliogr. 19 poz., rys., tab.

Twórcy

autor

Qassim Hassan M.

• Technical Engineering College, Northern Technical University, Mosul, Iraq

autor

Eesee Abdulrahman K.

• Technical Engineering College, Northern Technical University, Mosul, Iraq

autor

Osman Omar T.

• Technical Engineering College, Northern Technical University, Mosul, Iraq

autor

Jarjees Mohammed S.

• Technical Engineering College, Northern Technical University, Mosul, Iraq

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Uwagi

Opracowanie rekordu ze środków MNiSW, umowa Nr 461252 w ramach programu "Społeczna odpowiedzialność nauki" - moduł: Popularyzacja nauki i promocja sportu (2020).