The rapid increase of elderly population all over the world has determined an enhanced attention to their needs: among the others, mobility is one of the most important human skills to support. In this work we propose a prototype of an active smart walker featuring obstacle avoidance and autonomous navigation capabilities, which is meant to assist the elderly people during the walk. The proposed system is able to plan and move in a known environment, adapting its behavior according to the presence of the user. The proposed solution has been widely tested in its different operating modes in a real setting.

Adaptive Navigation Control of an Active Smart Walker

Guastella D. C.;Sutera G.;Muscato G.
2023-01-01

Abstract

The rapid increase of elderly population all over the world has determined an enhanced attention to their needs: among the others, mobility is one of the most important human skills to support. In this work we propose a prototype of an active smart walker featuring obstacle avoidance and autonomous navigation capabilities, which is meant to assist the elderly people during the walk. The proposed system is able to plan and move in a known environment, adapting its behavior according to the presence of the user. The proposed solution has been widely tested in its different operating modes in a real setting.
2023
978-3-031-15225-2
978-3-031-15226-9
Assistive robots
Autonomous navigation
Elderly care
Human-robot interaction
Obstacle avoidance
Smart walkers
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