International Journal of Advanced Robotic Systems (Aug 2011)

Controlling Devices Using Biological Signals

  • Leonardo Bonato Felix,
  • Alexandre Santos Brandao,
  • Daniel Cruz Cavalieri,
  • Antonio Mauricio Ferreira Leite Miranda de Sa,
  • Teodiano Freire Bastos-Filho,
  • Mario Sarcinelli-Filho

Journal volume & issue
Vol. 8, no. 3
pp. 22 – 33

Abstract

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Knowing that the driving task of a conventional wheelchair could be difficult or even impossible for impairment people, this work presents an overview of some strategies developed to aid these people. Within this context, a myoelectrical eye-blink and an iris tracking system to guide a robotic wheelchair are briefly described. Futhermore, some comments about EEG-based systems are also presented. Finally, it is presented a robotic wheelchair navigation system capable to reach a desired pose in a planar environment while avoiding static and dynamic obstacles.

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