The Future of Wheelchairs: Intelligent Collision Avoidance and Navigation Assistance
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The Future of Wheelchairs: Intelligent Collision Avoidance and Navigation Assistance Pooja Viswanathan, BMath, MSc Candidate, Department of Computer Science, University of British Columbia,Vancouver, BC. Jennifer Boger, MASc, Research Manager, Intelligent Assistive Technology and Systems Lab, Department of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy, University of Toronto; Toronto Rehabilitation Institute,Toronto, ON. Jesse Hoey, PhD, Lecturer, School of Computing, University of Dundee, Dundee, Scotland; Toronto Rehabilitation Institute,Toronto, ON. Pantelis Elinas, MSc, PhD Candidate, Department of Computer Science, University of British Columbia,Vancouver, BC. Alex Mihailidis, PhD, PEng, Assistant Professor and Head of Intelligent Assistive Technology and Systems Lab, Department of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy, University of Toronto; Toronto Rehabilitation Institute,Toronto, ON. TECHNOLOGY IN MEDICINE
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