1. Autonomous Wheelchair Abigail Drury '10 Melissa Frechette '11 Rittika Shamsuddin '12 Professor Audrey Lee St. John Dr. Dan Barry

2. Project Created by MobileRobots and Dr. Dan Barry The research team methodically tested and developed comprehensive documentation Clinical trials with Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital in Boston

3. Motivations Enabling patients with cerebral palsy the option for independent mobility and privacy www.spauldingrehab.org http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cerebral_palsy

4. Hardware Highlights Upper Sensor Lower Back Sensor Touch Screen User Interface: Currently uses a touch screen and keyboard/mouse as main I/O devices In future, it will also support other interfaces Sensors: Three laser sensors One high, two low Sensors are used for path planning

5. Manual Drive Mode Smart Drive Mode Express Drive Mode Drive Modes

6. Manual Drive Mode Smart Drive Mode Express Drive Mode Drive Modes

7. Manual Drive Mode Smart Drive Mode Express Drive Mode Drive Modes

8. Manual Drive Mode Smart Drive Mode Express Drive Mode Drive Modes

9. Express Drive Mode in Action

10. Goal Drive Mode and MobileEyes

11. Wheelchair Goal Path

12. Goal Drive Mode and MobileEyes Person

13. Selected Observations Difficulty starting too close to an obstacle Side padding can be a little scary for pedestrians Vertical blind spots: Objects shorter than 13 cm Objects only present between 13 cm and 1.7 m Inability to see black objects

14. Express Drive Mode in Action

15. Conclusions and Future Work The wheelchair is in good shape, but it needs work to improve safety Continued exchange between the research group and Spaulding Further documentation needs to be developed

16. Thank You! A special thank you to Dr. Dan Barry, Dr. William Kennedy, and MobileRobots Questions?