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HCI in Mobility, Transport, and Automotive Systems (HCII 2021)

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In order to reduce the burden on caregivers, we developed an intelligent electric wheelchair. We held workshops with caregivers, asked them regarding the problems in caregiving, and developed problem-solving methods. In the workshop, caregivers’ physical fitness and psychology of the older adults were found to be problems and a solution was proposed. We implemented a cooperative operation function for multiple electric wheelchairs based on the workshop and demonstrated it at a nursing home. By listening to older adults, we obtained feedback on the automatic driving electric wheelchair. From the results of this study, we discovered the issues and solutions to be applied to the intelligent electric wheelchair.

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This work was supported by JST CREST Grant Number JPMJCR1781, Japan. We would like to thank SILVER WOOD-Corporation. for its cooperation on user studies.

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    Satoshi Hashizume, Ippei Suzuki, Kazuki Takazawa & Yoichi Ochiai

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Hashizume, S., Suzuki, I., Takazawa, K., Ochiai, Y. (2021). Discussion of Intelligent Electric Wheelchairs for Caregivers and Care Recipients. In: Krömker, H. (eds) HCI in Mobility, Transport, and Automotive Systems. HCII 2021. Lecture Notes in Computer Science(), vol 12791. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-78358-7_35

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