Hillman M R
Bath Institute of Medical Engineering Ltd, St Martin's Hospital, Wellsway, UK.
J Med Eng Technol. 1987 Jul-Aug;11(4):160-5. doi: 10.3109/03091908709008987.
A robotic manipulator system appears to offer much potential for a severely handicapped person who has little or no hand function. Existing environmental control systems fulfil an important role, but are limited to preselected tasks. The robotic system described here aims to overcome such limitations by providing a user-controlled manipulative device, which is not restricted to preselected tasks. The paper describes the development of a system based on a relatively cheap desk-top mounted robotic device controlled by a microcomputer, in order to investigate the feasibility of such a system. The problems which have been encountered are the provision of user input commands from a person with limited control function, and also the progression from general control of the robot to the performing of useful domestic tasks. The paper also describes and discusses the results of a user survey and user trials.
对于几乎没有手部功能或完全没有手部功能的重度残疾人来说，机器人操纵系统似乎具有很大的潜力。现有的环境控制系统发挥着重要作用，但仅限于预先选定的任务。这里所描述的机器人系统旨在通过提供一种用户控制的操纵装置来克服这些限制，该装置不受限于预先选定的任务。本文描述了基于由微型计算机控制的相对便宜的桌面式机器人设备的系统开发，以研究这种系统的可行性。所遇到的问题包括从控制功能有限的人那里提供用户输入命令，以及从机器人的一般控制过渡到执行有用的家务任务。本文还描述并讨论了用户调查和用户试验的结果。
