APF-based Control for Obstacle Avoidance in Smart Electric Wheelchair Navigation

In this paper, we propose an autonomous and real-time navigation module that drives a smart electric wheelchair (SEW) to the desired target, along with its ability to avoid obstacles in a dynamic 3D environment. To avoid obstacles, we use a remote sensing technology (Lidar) to provide real-time mapping of the environment. The generated map is fed to the virtual obstacle avoidance control algorithm...