Medical Engineering & Physics
Volume 31, Issue 10 , Pages 1244-1254 , December 2009

Real-time model based electrical powered wheelchair control

  • Hongwu Wang

      Affiliations

    • Human Engineering Research Laboratories, VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System, Pittsburgh, PA 15206, USA
    • Department of Rehabilitation Science and Technology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15261 USA
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  • Benjamin Salatin

      Affiliations

    • Human Engineering Research Laboratories, VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System, Pittsburgh, PA 15206, USA
    • Department of Rehabilitation Science and Technology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15261 USA
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  • Garrett G. Grindle

      Affiliations

    • Human Engineering Research Laboratories, VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System, Pittsburgh, PA 15206, USA
    • Department of Rehabilitation Science and Technology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15261 USA
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  • Dan Ding

      Affiliations

    • Human Engineering Research Laboratories, VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System, Pittsburgh, PA 15206, USA
    • Department of Rehabilitation Science and Technology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15261 USA
    • Department of Bioengineering, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15261, USA
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  • Rory A. Cooper

      Affiliations

    • Human Engineering Research Laboratories, VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System, Pittsburgh, PA 15206, USA
    • Department of Rehabilitation Science and Technology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15261 USA
    • Department of Bioengineering, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15261, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author at: Human Engineering Research Laboratories (151R-1), VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System, 7180 Highland Dr., Building 4 Room 243e 151R-1, Pittsburgh, PA 15206, United States. Tel.: +1 412 365 4850; fax: +1 412 365 4858.

Received 3 June 2009 ,Revised 3 August 2009 ,Accepted 5 August 2009.

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 This article is being submitted as a Full Paper for publication in Med. Eng. and Phys.

PII: S1350-4533(09)00177-5

doi: 10.1016/j.medengphy.2009.08.002

Medical Engineering & Physics
Volume 31, Issue 10 , Pages 1244-1254 , December 2009