Robotic wheelchair research and development is a growing sector. This article introduces a
robotic wheelchair taxonomy, and a readiness model supported by a mini-review. The …

Over the past four decades, there have been breakthroughs in communication, mobility and
tools to manipulate objects. Probably the most important transformation has been the …

This paper presents a new vision-based navigation assistant for power wheelchairs, called
SpheriCol. Inspired by the parking assist system in cars, an omnidirectional image captured …

Stair climbing is one of the most challenging tasks for vehicles, especially when transporting
people and heavy loads. Although many solutions have been proposed and demonstrated …

The Mobility Enhancement roBotic (MEBot) wheelchair was developed to improve the safety
and accessibility of wheelchair users when facing architectural barriers. MEBot uses …

Purpose: The main purpose of the research conducted was the analysis of kinematic and
biomechanical parameters measured during manual wheelchair ramp-climbing with the use …

Abstract Objective To compare the Mobility Enhancement roBotic (MEBot) wheelchair's
capabilities with commercial electric-powered wheelchairs (EPWs) by performing a …

With the number of individuals using a wheelchair on the rise, the issue of removing
architectural barriers, or at least overcoming them, has to be faced to improve …

Owing to rapidly aging populations and rising road accidents, the daily use of wheelchairs,
which has become necessary to aid mobility for the disabled, is growing globally. The …

This study proposes a new wheel-leg mechanism concept and formulations for the
kinematics and dynamics of a stair-climbing robot utilizing the rotating leg locomotion of …