Search Results - "Sivakanthan, Sivashankar"

Participatory Action Design and Engineering of Powered Personal Transfer System for Wheelchair Users: Initial Design and Assessment by Satpute, Shantanu A, Candiotti, Jorge Luis, Duvall, Jonathan A, Kulich, Hailee, Cooper, Rosemarie, Grindle, Garrett G, Gebrosky, Benjamin, Brown, Josh, Eckstein, Ian, Sivakanthan, Sivashankar, Deepak, Nikitha, Kanode, Joshua, Cooper, Rory A

“…Caregivers that assist with wheelchair transfers are susceptible to back pain and occupational injuries. The study describes a prototype of the powered…”
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Automated Curb Recognition and Negotiation for Robotic Wheelchairs by Sivakanthan, Sivashankar, Castagno, Jeremy, Candiotti, Jorge L, Zhou, Jie, Sundaram, Satish Andrea, Atkins, Ella M, Cooper, Rory A

“…Common electric powered wheelchairs cannot safely negotiate architectural barriers (i.e., curbs) which could injure the user and damage the wheelchair. Robotic…”
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Analysis of Whole-Body Vibration Using Electric Powered Wheelchairs on Surface Transitions by Candiotti, Jorge L, Neti, Ahlad, Sivakanthan, Sivashankar, Cooper, Rory A

“…Wheelchair users are exposed to whole-body vibration (WBV) when driving on sidewalks and in urban environments; however, there is limited literature on WBV…”
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Usability and Vibration Analysis of a Low-Profile Automatic Powered Wheelchair to Motor Vehicle Docking System by Lee, Chang Dae, Daveler, Brandon J, Candiotti, Jorge L, Cooper, Rosemarie, Sivakanthan, Sivashankar, Deepak, Nikitha, Grindle, Garrett G, Cooper, Rory A

“…The QLX is a low-profile automatic powered wheelchair docking system (WDS) prototype developed to improve the securement and discomfort of wheelchair users…”
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Systematic review: Automated vehicles and services for people with disabilities by Dicianno, Brad E., Sivakanthan, Sivashankar, Sundaram, S. Andrea, Satpute, Shantanu, Kulich, Hailee, Powers, Elizabeth, Deepak, Nikitha, Russell, Rebecca, Cooper, Rosemarie, Cooper, Rory A.

“…•Scientific evidence (n = 35) includes research studies, reviews, reports, and policy proposals.•Literature on older adults is most prevalent.•Grey literature…”
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Evaluation of Power Wheelchair Dynamic Suspensions for Tip Prevention in Non-ADA Compliant Surfaces by Candiotti, Jorge L, Sivakanthan, Sivashankar, Kanode, Josh, Cooper, Rosemarie, Dicianno, Brad E, Triolo, Ronald, Cooper, Rory A

“…To evaluate the driving performance and usability of a mobility enhancement robot (MEBot) wheelchair with 2 innovative dynamic suspensions compared with…”
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Accessible Autonomous Transportation and Services: Design Considerations From the Perspective of Consumers and Providers by Sivakanthan, Sivashankar, Dicianno, Brad E., Koontz, Alicia, Adenaiye, Oluwasanmi, Joseph, James, Candiotti, Jorge L., Wang, Hongwu, Cooper, Rosemarie, Cooper, Rory A.

“…To understand the priorities and preferences of people with disabilities (PwDs) and older adults regarding accessible autonomous vehicles (AVs) to address…”
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Mini-review: Robotic wheelchair taxonomy and readiness by Sivakanthan, Sivashankar, Candiotti, Jorge L., Sundaram, S. Andrea, Duvall, Jonathan A., Sergeant, James Joseph Gunnery, Cooper, Rosemarie, Satpute, Shantanu, Turner, Rose L., Cooper, Rory A.

“…•Robotic wheelchairs (RWs) offer advanced mobility applications to overcome environmental barriers•Over the past 30 years, little consideration was given to…”
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Person transfer assist systems: a literature review by Sivakanthan, Sivashankar, Blaauw, Eline, Greenhalgh, Mark, Koontz, Alicia M., Vegter, Riemer, Cooper, Rory A.

“…Novel developments in the robotics field have produced systems that can support person wheelchair transfers, maximize safety and reduce caregiver burden. The…”
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Perceptions and assessment of a novel robotic wheelchair transfer system by Satpute, Shantanu A, Cooper, Rosemarie, Candiotti, Jorge, Duvall, Jonathan A, Gebrosky, Benjamin, Grindle, Garrett, Deepak, Nikitha, Sivakanthan, Sivashankar, Koontz, Alicia, Cooper, Rory A

“…Wheelchair transfers risk injury to users and caregivers. Conventional transfer devices are injury-prone and time inefficient. The Powered Personal Transfer…”
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Understanding Travel Considerations and Barriers for People with Disabilities to Using Current Modes of Transportation Through Journey Mapping by Lee, Chang Dae, Koontz, Alicia M, Cooper, Rosemarie, Sivakanthan, Sivashankar, Chernicoff, William, Brunswick, Allison, Deepak, Nikitha, Kulich, Hailee R., LaFerrier, Justin, Lopes, Celia R, Collins, Nicole L., Dicianno, Brad E., Cooper, Rory A

“…This study aimed to apply a journey mapping methodology to identify travel considerations and barriers for people with disabilities (PWDs) at each travel…”
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Curb Negotiation With Dynamic Human-Robotic Wheelchair Collaboration by Candiotti, Jorge, Daveler, Brandon, Sivakanthan, Sivashankar, Grindle, Garrett, Cooper, Rosemarie, Cooper, Rory

“…Wheelchair users often face architectural barriers such as curbs, limiting their accessibility, mobility, and participation in their communities. The mobility…”
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Accessible autonomous transportation and services: a focus group study by Sivakanthan, Sivashankar, Cooper, Rosemarie, Lopes, Celia, Kulich, Hailee, Deepak, Nikitha, Lee, Chang Dae, Wang, Hongwu, Candiotti, Jorge L, Dicianno, Brad E, Koontz, Alicia, Cooper, Rory A

“…Existing automated vehicle transportation guidelines and regulations have minimal guidance to address the specific needs of people with disabilities…”
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Accessible autonomous transportation and services: voice of the consumer - understanding end-user priorities by Sivakanthan, Sivashankar, Dicianno, Brad E, Koontz, Alicia, Adenaiye, Oluwasanmi, Joseph, James, Candiotti, Jorge L, Wang, Hongwu, Cooper, Rosemarie, Cooper, Rory A

“…This study aimed to explore the requirements for accessible Autonomous Vehicles (AVs) and AV services from a consumer perspective, focusing on people with…”
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Usability evaluation of attitude control for a robotic wheelchair for tip mitigation in outdoor environments by Sivakanthan, Sivashankar, Candiotti, Jorge L, Sundaram, S. Andrea, Battles, Courtney, Daveler, Brandon J, Chung, Cheng-Shiu, Grindle, Garrett G, Cooper, Rosemarie, Dicianno, Brad E, Cooper, Rory A

“…•Electric Powered Wheelchair (EPW) users are at risk of tips and falls when driving in outdoor environments.•MEBot increases the stability and safety of the…”
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