The Weston wheelchair mounted assistive robot - the design story

Authors:
Michael Hillman;Karen Hagan;Sean Hagan;Jill Jepson;Roger Orpwood
Affiliations:
Bath Institute of Medical Engineering, Royal United Hospital, Bath BA1 3NG (UK) M.R.Hillman@bath.ac.uk;Bath Institute of Medical Engineering, Royal United Hospital, Bath BA1 3NG (UK) M.R.Hillman@bath.ac.uk;Bath Institute of Medical Engineering, Royal United Hospital, Bath BA1 3NG (UK) M.R.Hillman@bath.ac.uk;Bath Institute of Medical Engineering, Royal United Hospital, Bath BA1 3NG (UK) M.R.Hillman@bath.ac.uk;Bath Institute of Medical Engineering, Royal United Hospital, Bath BA1 3NG (UK) M.R.Hillman@bath.ac.uk
Venue:
Robotica
Year:
2002

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Abstract

Robotic technology can be used in several ways to benefit people with disabilities. This paper describes the mounting of a robotic arm to a powered wheelchair to assist disabled users in daily activities. Although there are many potential benefits for the disabled user, there are also very strong requirements and compromises, which must be considered in integrating the robotic arm with the wheelchair. This paper focuses on how these integration issues have been addressed.