Multimodal Interface for Human Mobility Assistance

The previous two chapters presented the implementation of the cHRI strategy for mobility assistance in the context of both mobile robots and smart walkers. In order to complete the physical and cognitive HRI for walker-assisted gait, this chapter introduces the physical HRI block. Afterwards, the cHRi and pHRi are integrated into a Multimodal Interface for Human Mobility Assistance. Additionally, some concepts regarding control strategies based on interaction forces during the walker-assisted gait are described and implemented.