A Virtual-Reality-based evaluation environment for wheelchair-mounted manipulators

De Santis, Agostino; Di Gironimo, Giuseppe; Marzano, Adelaide; Siciliano, Bruno; Tarallo, Andrea

Abstract

The design of solutions for robotic extenders of wheelchairs must take into account both objective and subjective metrics for everyday activities in human environments. Virtual Reality (VR) constitutes a useful tool to effectively test design ideas and to verify performance criteria. This paper presents the development of a simulation environment, where three different manipulators to be mounted on a commercially available wheelchair have been considered. Experimental results are discussed in a significant case study, based upon users' feedback.

Citation

De Santis, A., Di Gironimo, G., Marzano, A., Siciliano, B., & Tarallo, A. (2008, December). A Virtual-Reality-based evaluation environment for wheelchair-mounted manipulators. Presented at Sixth Eurographics Italian Chapter Conference

• Presentation Conference Type: Conference Paper (published)
• Conference Name: Sixth Eurographics Italian Chapter Conference
• Publication Date: 2008
• Deposit Date: Jul 19, 2023
• Pages: 1-8
• Book Title: Sixth Eurographics Italian Chapter Conference
• ISBN: 9783905673685
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.2312/LocalChapterEvents/ItalChap/ItalianChapConf2008/035-042
• Keywords: virtual reality; rehabilitation robotics; human robot interaction; kinematics
• Public URL: http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/Output/3054908