The Smart Wheelchair at the GRASP Laboratory
This project is an effort at the GRASP laboratory to develop a new technology in the form of a smart wheelchair. This platform is equipped with a virtual interface and on-board cameras that enables the subject to navigate on the ground by interacting with the virtual system interface. The device is, in a sense, autonomous, and is equipped with its own power source, has an on-board computer, projection system, wireless network connection and vision- based navigation control algorithms to enable control of its motion.
Details of different aspects of the project, including some preliminary designs and results, can be viewed using the links at the left.
Position Available: Description:
Programmer needed for a semi-autonomous wheelchair in an academic
research lab.
The job will entail designing a software architecture for the system, programming
navigation and sensor fusion algorithms in C++ or C#.
Requirements:
The candidate needs to have software system design skills. Qualified candidates
must have experience with most of the following technologies: C++; Java; HTML;
C#. Previous experience with mechanical or robotic systems is preferred.
For further information on the specific project, please see http://www.cis.upenn.edu/smartchair
Please send resume to sarangi@seas.upenn.edu
This page is maintained by Rahul Rao (graduate student and researcher, The SmartChair Project)