Driverless Wheelchair for Patient's On-Demand Transportation in Hospital Environment

• Type: Article in International Conference Proceedings Book
• Date: 2020

Authors

Baltazar, A (Author) Other; Marcelo Petry (Author) FEUP; Silva, MF (Author) Other; António Paulo Moreira (Author) FEUP

Conference proceedings International

Title: 2020 IEEE International Conference on Autonomous Robot Systems and Competitions, ICARSC 2020, Ponta Delgada, Portugal, April 15-17, 2020

Pages: 158-163

2020 IEEE International Conference on Autonomous Robot Systems and Competitions, ICARSC 2020

15 April 2020 through 16 April 2020

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Other information

Authenticus ID: P-00S-400

DOI: 10.1109/icarsc49921.2020.9096202

Abstract (EN): The transport of patients from the inpatient service to the operating room is a recurrent task in the hospital routine. This task is repetitive, non-ergonomic, time consuming, and requires the labor of patient transporters. In this paper is presented the design of a driverless wheelchair under development capable of providing an on-demand mobility service to hospitals. The proposed wheelchair can receive transportation requests directly from the hospital information management system, pick-up patients at their beds, navigate autonomously through different floors, avoid obstacles, communicate with elevators, and drop patients off at the designated destination.

Language: English

Type (Professor's evaluation): Scientific

No. of pages: 6