Chen Xi, Ragonesi Christina, Galloway James C, Agrawal Sunil K
IEEE Trans Haptics. 2014 Apr-Jun;7(2):131-9. doi: 10.1109/TOH.2013.38.
Self-initiated mobility is a causal factor in children's development. Previous studies have demonstrated the effectiveness of our training methods in learning directional driving and navigation. The ultimate goal of mobility training is to enable children to be social, that is, to interact with their peers. A powered mobility device was developed that can localize itself, map the environment, plan an obstacle-free path to a goal, and ensure safety of a human driver. Combined with a positioning system, this system is able to apply a force field using a modular haptic feedback approach to train subjects to drive towards an object, a caregiver, a peer, or a group of peers. System feasibility was tested by designing a 'ball chasing' game. Results show that the system is promising in promoting socialization in children.
自主移动能力是儿童发展的一个因果因素。先前的研究已经证明了我们的训练方法在学习定向驾驶和导航方面的有效性。移动训练的最终目标是使儿童能够社交，即与同龄人互动。开发了一种电动移动设备，它可以进行自我定位、绘制环境地图、规划通往目标的无障碍物路径，并确保人类驾驶员的安全。结合定位系统，该系统能够使用模块化触觉反馈方法应用力场，以训练受试者朝着物体、照顾者、同龄人或一群同龄人驾驶。通过设计一个“追球”游戏来测试系统的可行性。结果表明，该系统在促进儿童社交方面很有前景。
