Towards a New Generation of Smart Devices for Mobility Assistance: CloudWalker, a Cloud-Enabled Cyber-Pbysical System

Ricardo Mello; Mario Jimenez; Franco Souza; Moises R.N. Ribeiro; Anselmo Frizera-Neto

doi:10.1109/BIOROB.2018.8488077

Towards a New Generation of Smart Devices for Mobility Assistance: CloudWalker, a Cloud-Enabled Cyber-Pbysical System

Ricardo Mello
, Mario Jimenez
, Franco Souza
, Moises R.N. Ribeiro
, Anselmo Frizera-Neto

Research output: Chapter in Book/Inform › Conference contribution

9 Scopus citations

Abstract

The increased computational complexity demanded by recent algorithms and techniques applied to healthcare and social robotics, often limited by the robot's embedded hardware, coupled with advancements on networking and cloud computing enabled the so-called cloud robotics paradigm. This work explores cloud robotics concepts pointing at opportunities on the design and development of robotic platforms used for patient mobility assistance. Moreover, we present CloudWalker, a cloud-enabled cyber-physical system to assist mobility impaired individuals. The conception of such system envisions the integration of smart walkers and remote cloud computing platforms, aiming at expanding the range of features these devices can offer to users, patients, healthcare professionals, and family members. Results from validation experiments point to the emergence of a new generation of smart walkers and assistive devices in general, designed to leverage cloud computing concepts to provide an extended range of services to users, relatives, and healthcare professionals.

Original language	English (US)
Title of host publication	BIOROB 2018 - 7th IEEE International Conference on Biomedical Robotics and Biomechatronics
Publisher	IEEE Computer Society
Pages	439-444
Number of pages	6
ISBN (Electronic)	9781538681831
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/BIOROB.2018.8488077
State	Published - Oct 9 2018
Externally published	Yes
Event	7th IEEE RAS/EMBS International Conference on Biomedical Robotics and Biomechatronics, BIOROB 2018 - Enschede, Netherlands Duration: Aug 26 2018 → Aug 29 2018

Publication series

Name	Proceedings of the IEEE RAS and EMBS International Conference on Biomedical Robotics and Biomechatronics
Volume	2018-August
ISSN (Print)	2155-1774

Conference

Conference	7th IEEE RAS/EMBS International Conference on Biomedical Robotics and Biomechatronics, BIOROB 2018
Country/Territory	Netherlands
City	Enschede
Period	8/26/18 → 8/29/18

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

SDG 1 No Poverty

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

Artificial Intelligence
Biomedical Engineering
Mechanical Engineering

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Mello, R., Jimenez, M., Souza, F., Ribeiro, M. R. N., & Frizera-Neto, A. (2018). Towards a New Generation of Smart Devices for Mobility Assistance: CloudWalker, a Cloud-Enabled Cyber-Pbysical System. In BIOROB 2018 - 7th IEEE International Conference on Biomedical Robotics and Biomechatronics (pp. 439-444). Article 8488077 (Proceedings of the IEEE RAS and EMBS International Conference on Biomedical Robotics and Biomechatronics; Vol. 2018-August). IEEE Computer Society. https://doi.org/10.1109/BIOROB.2018.8488077

Mello, Ricardo ; Jimenez, Mario ; Souza, Franco et al. / Towards a New Generation of Smart Devices for Mobility Assistance : CloudWalker, a Cloud-Enabled Cyber-Pbysical System. BIOROB 2018 - 7th IEEE International Conference on Biomedical Robotics and Biomechatronics. IEEE Computer Society, 2018. pp. 439-444 (Proceedings of the IEEE RAS and EMBS International Conference on Biomedical Robotics and Biomechatronics).

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Towards a New Generation of Smart Devices for Mobility Assistance: CloudWalker, a Cloud-Enabled Cyber-Pbysical System. / Mello, Ricardo; Jimenez, Mario; Souza, Franco et al.
BIOROB 2018 - 7th IEEE International Conference on Biomedical Robotics and Biomechatronics. IEEE Computer Society, 2018. p. 439-444 8488077 (Proceedings of the IEEE RAS and EMBS International Conference on Biomedical Robotics and Biomechatronics; Vol. 2018-August).

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Mello R, Jimenez M, Souza F, Ribeiro MRN, Frizera-Neto A. Towards a New Generation of Smart Devices for Mobility Assistance: CloudWalker, a Cloud-Enabled Cyber-Pbysical System. In BIOROB 2018 - 7th IEEE International Conference on Biomedical Robotics and Biomechatronics. IEEE Computer Society. 2018. p. 439-444. 8488077. (Proceedings of the IEEE RAS and EMBS International Conference on Biomedical Robotics and Biomechatronics). doi: 10.1109/BIOROB.2018.8488077

Towards a New Generation of Smart Devices for Mobility Assistance: CloudWalker, a Cloud-Enabled Cyber-Pbysical System

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