Development of a Stabilizing and Stair-Climbing Power Wheelchair Controller

Mon, 02 Dec 2013 19:00:00 -0500

The PerMMA project fosters research that will advance the frontiers of knowledge, emphasizing areas of greatest opportunity and potential benefit and establishing the Nation as a global leader in fundamental transformational science and engineering. Algorithmic advances and the social understanding of how technology like PerMMA will be accepted in the community are the project's greatest contributions. The newest features including the stabilizing and stair cllimbing features are unparalleled in wheelchair robotics. The PerMMA project is also a platform for learning, assisting in NSF's goal to cultivate a world-class, broadly inclusive science and engineering workforce and expand the scientific literacy of all citizens. Both IGERT fellows on this project, Mr. Candiotti, a first generation Latino student, and Ms. Houston, an individual with mobility impairments, are from underrepresented groups in STEM.