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3D Human Pose Estimation on a Configurable Bed from a Pressure Image
(2018)Robots have the potential to assist people in bed, such as in healthcare settings, yet bedding materials like sheets and blankets can make observation of the human body difficult for robots. A pressure-sensing mat on a ... -
Analysis Of The Effect Of A Rear Wall Grab Bar Configuration On The Fall Risk Associated With Toilet Transfers In Older Adults With Mobility Impairment
(RESNA/NCART, 2016)Twenty-three older adults were recruited for a two-hour in-home study. As a part of the process, the researchers asked questions regarding their process for toilet transfer, asked to provide ratings about toilet transfer ... -
Assistive Mobile Manipulation for Self-Care Tasks Around the Head
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2014)Human-scale mobile robots with arms have the potential to assist people with a variety of tasks. We present a proof-of-concept system that has enabled a person with severe quadriplegia named Henry Evans to shave himself ... -
Autobed: Open Hardware for Accessible Web-based Control of an Electric Bed
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2016)Individuals with severe motor impairments often have difficulty operating the standard controls of electric beds and so require a caregiver to adjust their position for utility, comfort, or to prevent pressure ulcers. ... -
Challenges in the Home for Adults Aging with Mobility Impairments
(Georgia Institute of TechnologyRehabilitation Engineering Research Center on Technologies to Support Successful Aging with Disability, 2017) -
Closing the Capacity-Ability Gap: Using Technology to Support Aging With Disability
(Gerontological Society of America, 2018)There is a critical need to develop supports for older adults who have a wide range of abilities, including those aging with long-term impairments. Without appropriate support, many individuals will be functioning below ... -
Collaboration Between a Robotic Bed and a Mobile Manipulator May Improve Physical Assistance for People with Disabilities
(Georgia Institute of TechnologyInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, 2016-08)We present a robotic system designed to provide physical assistance to a person in bed. The system consists of a robotic bed (Autobed) and a mobile manipulator (PR2) that work together. The 3 degree-of-freedom (DoF) ... -
Data-Driven Haptic Perception for Robot-Assisted Dressing
(Georgia Institute of TechnologyInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, 2016-08)Dressing is an important activity of daily living (ADL) with which many people require assistance due to impairments. Robots have the potential to provide dressing assistance, but physical interactions between clothing ... -
Development of Personas for Designing for Individuals with Mobility Impairments
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An Evaluation of a Telepresence Robot: User Testing Among Older Adults with Mobility Impairment
(Georgia Institute of TechnologyAssociation for Computing Machinery, 2017-03)For older adults with mobility impairment, maintaining health and wellness while aging-in-place independently is crucial. Telepresence technology, such as Kubi, can be potentially beneficial for this target population ... -
Haptic Simulation for Robot-Assisted Dressing
(Georgia Institute of TechnologyInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, 2017)There is a considerable need for assistive dressing among people with disabilities, and robots have the potential to fulfill this need. However, training such a robot would require extensive trials in order to learn the ... -
In-home and remote use of robotic body surrogates by people with profound motor deficits
(PLOS One, 2019-03)By controlling robots comparable to the human body, people with profound motor deficits could potentially perform a variety of physical tasks for themselves, improving their quality of life. The extent to which this is ... -
Interleaving Planning and Control for Efficient Haptically-guided Reaching in Unknown Environments
(Georgia Institute of TechnologyInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, 2014)We present a new method for reaching in an initially unknown environment with only haptic sensing. In this paper, we propose a haptically-guided interleaving planning and control (HIPC) method with a haptic mapping ... -
Learning to Reach into the Unknown: Selecting Initial Conditions When Reaching in Clutter
(Georgia Institute of TechnologyInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, 2014-09)Often in highly-cluttered environments, a robot can observe the exterior of the environment with ease, but cannot directly view nor easily infer its detailed internal structure (e.g., dense ... -
Medication Adherence for Older Adults with Disabilities
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A Model that Predicts the Material Recognition Performance of Thermal Tactile Sensing
(2016)Tactile sensing can enable a robot to infer properties of its surroundings, such as the material of an object. Heat transfer based sensing can be used for material recognition due to differences in the thermal properties ... -
Moving In Out and Around the Home: Solutions from Older Adults with Long-term Mobility Impairment
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2015-06)The purpose of this study was to explore how older adults aging with long-term mobility impairment have adapted to mobility challenges in the home. Through in-home interviews, participants discussed their experience moving ... -
Multidimensional Capacitive Sensing for Robot-Assisted Dressing and Bathing
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2019-05-24)Robotic assistance presents an opportunity to benefit the lives of many people with physical disabilities, yet accurately sensing the human body and tracking human motion remain difficult for robots. We present a multidimensional ... -
Older Adults’ Perceptions of Supporting Factors of Trust in a Robot Care Provider
(Hindawi, 2018)The older adult population is increasing worldwide, leading to an increased need for care providers. An insufficient number of professional caregivers will lead to a demand for robot care providers to mitigate this need. ... -
Optimization of Robot Configurations for Assistive Tasks
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2016)Robots can provide assistance with activities of daily living (ADLs) to humans with motor impairments. Specialized robots, such as desktop robotic feeding systems, have been successful for specific assistive tasks when ...