Indoor service robots have been widely introduced in the fields of cleaning, delivery,
education, guidance, and healthcare, etc. in indoor environments. The mobility of an indoor …

The paper discusses the potential of assistive service robots to support disabled and elderly
people. It shows that they have considerable untapped potential in this area, but also that …

This paper presents a novel wheelchair–exoskeleton hybrid robot that can transform
between sitting and walking modes. The lower-limb exoskeleton uses planetary-geared …

In this paper, an algorithm for autonomous stair climbing with a tracked vehicle is presented.
The proposed method achieves robust performance under real-world conditions, without …

(57) ABSTRACT A Wheelchair suspension having plurality of pivoting link ages to lift and
retract a front castor assembly to facilitate traversing an obstacle or rough terrain. In this …

This paper presents a new version of Wheelchair. q, a wheelchair with stair climbing ability.
The wheelchair is able to climb single obstacles or staircases thanks to a hybrid wheel-leg …

This report describes an automatic control system that allows an assistive robot pushing a
wheelchair to climb steps. The robot is equipped with a wheeled mechanism and dual …

State-of-the-art technologies empower people with motor disabilities to carry out activities of
daily living, thus enabling a better quality of life. Personal mobility is crucial for the well …

In this article, a novel yet simple step climbing robot is proposed and is comprised of two
front wheels, a rear-wheel and an actuator to vary the center distance between the front and …

This paper describes the mechanical devices, the movements and the associated kinematic
models of a novel wheelchair prototype capable of climbing staircases. The key feature of …