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Smart walkers: an application-oriented review

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 February 2016

Solenne Page ,
Ludovic Saint-Bauzel ,
Pierre Rumeau  and
Viviane Pasqui
Solenne Page*
Affiliation:
Sorbonne Universités, UPMC Univ Paris 06, UMR 7222, ISIR, F-75005, Paris, France CNRS, UMR 7222, ISIR, F-75005, Paris, France INSERM, U1150, Agathe-ISIR, F-75005, Paris, France
Ludovic Saint-Bauzel
Affiliation:
Sorbonne Universités, UPMC Univ Paris 06, UMR 7222, ISIR, F-75005, Paris, France CNRS, UMR 7222, ISIR, F-75005, Paris, France INSERM, U1150, Agathe-ISIR, F-75005, Paris, France
Pierre Rumeau
Affiliation:
Laboratoire de Gérontechnologie de La Grave, Inserm U 1027, CHU Toulouse/Gérontopôle, Hôpital La Grave, TSA 60033, 31059 Toulouse Cedex 9, France
Viviane Pasqui
Affiliation:
Sorbonne Universités, UPMC Univ Paris 06, UMR 7222, ISIR, F-75005, Paris, France CNRS, UMR 7222, ISIR, F-75005, Paris, France INSERM, U1150, Agathe-ISIR, F-75005, Paris, France
*
*Corresponding author: E-mail: page@isir.upmc.fr
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In this paper, a development method for smart walker prototypes is proposed. Development of such prototypes is based on technological choices and device evaluations. The method is aimed at guiding technological choices in a modular fashion. First, the method for choosing modules to be integrated in a smart walker is presented. Application-specific modules are then studied. Finally, the issues of evaluation are investigated. In order to work out this method, more than 50 smart walkers and their pros and cons with respect to the different studied applications are reviewed.

Keywords

Smart walkersMechanical designStrolling controlGait supportUnbalance managementNavigation helpSit-to-stand assistanceEvaluation methods

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Robotica , Volume 35 , Issue 6 , June 2017 , pp. 1243 - 1262
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