Research Papers - Dept of Computer Systems Engineering
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Publication Embargo Smart wheelchair to facilitate disabled individuals(IEEE, 2019-12-05) Jayakody, A; Nawarathna, A; Wijesinghe, I; Liyanage, S; Dissanayake, JThis paper describes the design and implementation of a voice controlled smart wheelchair for disabled whom the manual operation is difficult due to lack of physical strength. The main objective of this research is to develop a smart wheelchair to facilitate disabled individuals which can be operated with lesser effort while operating the wheelchair. The proposed wheelchair can be controlled through voice commands which enables the user to control the wheelchair with less effort. This aids the disabled in carrying out daily activities independently within indoor environments. The proposed solution has five modules namely, speech recognition module, obstacle avoidance module, autonomous navigation module, health monitoring module, and central system controller. The wheelchair operates in two modes called manual mode and the autonomous mode. This paper presents a smart wheelchair that makes the disabled individuals' life easier with technology. Further this paper elaborates testing and evaluations carried out to prove the proposed title.
