Guiding Wheelchairs by Active Optical Profilometry, for Persons with Multiple Disabilities
Résumé
This paper presents the progress of a project which purpose is to design, implement and evaluate an assistance device by active optical imaging, to secure the movement of wheelchair users with motion and cognitive disabilities and endow it with an adaptable multimodal interface, based on sensory-motor skills of the disabled person. A combination of embedded sensors can analyze the user's environment to interact directly on the chair in case of path considered as hazardous. In a second step, a multimodal interface will provide a wide range of interaction possibilities, in order to adapt in the most optimal way, to the interaction capabilities of the multiple disabilities people.