Chenzhang Xiao

Driving a Ballbot Wheelchair with Hands-Free Torso Control

A novel wheelchair called PURE (Personalized Unique Rolling Experience) that uses hands-free (HF) lean-to-steer control has been developed for manual wheelchair users (mWCUs). PURE addresses limitations of current wheelchairs, such as inability to use both hands for life experiences instead of propulsion, and bulky an…