TY - GEN
T1 - Towards a New Generation of Smart Devices for Mobility Assistance
T2 - 7th IEEE RAS/EMBS International Conference on Biomedical Robotics and Biomechatronics, BIOROB 2018
AU - Mello, Ricardo
AU - Jimenez, Mario
AU - Souza, Franco
AU - Ribeiro, Moises R.N.
AU - Frizera-Neto, Anselmo
N1 - Funding Information:
*The research leading to these results received funding from the European Commission H2020 program under grant agreement no. 688941 (FUTEBOL), as well from the Brazilian Ministry of Science, Technology, Innovation, and Communication (MCTIC) through RNP and CTIC. This work was partially supported by CAPES (88887.095626/2015-01), FAPES (80709036 & 72982608), and CNPq (304192/2016-3).
Funding Information:
The ANG-MED was developed within the RAPP project [20], which aims to provide cloud-based applications for robots in general. The ANG-MED walker is supported by a cloud platform and the caregiver was able to remotely monitor and act upon the smart walker’s brakes. The ANG-MED has been tested and evaluated by care professionals and positive results were reported.
Publisher Copyright:
© 2018 IEEE.
Copyright:
Copyright 2018 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved.
PY - 2018/10/9
Y1 - 2018/10/9
N2 - 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.
AB - 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.
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U2 - 10.1109/BIOROB.2018.8488077
DO - 10.1109/BIOROB.2018.8488077
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:85056608049
T3 - Proceedings of the IEEE RAS and EMBS International Conference on Biomedical Robotics and Biomechatronics
SP - 439
EP - 444
BT - BIOROB 2018 - 7th IEEE International Conference on Biomedical Robotics and Biomechatronics
PB - IEEE Computer Society
Y2 - 26 August 2018 through 29 August 2018
ER -