TOWARDS THE DREAM OF AN INTELLIGENT , VISUALLY-GUIDED WHEELCHAIR

An important focus of research into smart wheelchairs aims to assist people living with physical disabilities and possibly without speech but with normal cognitive functioning, vision and audition. What is sought is a wheelchair that is intelligent, that can visually understand the world and will do precisely what its operator wants, without tedious and detailed user control. This dream has yet to be achieved [21].

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