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Authors: Ouazna Oukacha ; Chouki Sentouh and Philippe Pudlo

Affiliation: University Polytechnique Hauts-de-France, CNRS, UMR 8201-LAMIH, F-59313 Valenciennes, France

Keyword(s): Power-assist Wheelchair Propulsion, Optimal Control, Biomechanical, Metabolic Energy Cost, Efficiency, Optimal Strategy.

Abstract: This paper proposes a study of the optimal control problem with state constraint, using two types of a power-assist wheelchair propulsion. The cost function is given by the metabolic function, which represented by a compromise between the work exerted by the joints muscles (mechanical effect) and an efficiency function that converts chemical into mechanical energy (biomechanical effect). The dynamic wheelchair is given by a simple model, which connects the push force to the wheelchair speed. An upper bound constraint is considered in order to limit the energy consumed by the motor. This study used an approach that calls the Pontryagin’s maximum principle, the optimal solution varies with the parameters of the problem. Finally, a numerical comparison is enabled using two types of assistance: constant and proportional. This numerical comparison is based on the framework of the optimal control theory with two different costs. The first cost is given by the integral of the squared user’s force and the second by the integral of the metabolic function. This Numerical results show that the user provides less effort with metabolic cost than with the energy user’s force. (More)

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Oukacha, O.; Sentouh, C. and Pudlo, P. (2020). Minimising the User’s Effort during Wheelchair Propulsion using an Optimal Control Problem. In Proceedings of the 17th International Conference on Informatics in Control, Automation and Robotics - ICINCO; ISBN 978-989-758-442-8; ISSN 2184-2809, SciTePress, pages 159-166. DOI: 10.5220/0009833101590166

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title={Minimising the User’s Effort during Wheelchair Propulsion using an Optimal Control Problem},
booktitle={Proceedings of the 17th International Conference on Informatics in Control, Automation and Robotics - ICINCO},
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TY - CONF

JO - Proceedings of the 17th International Conference on Informatics in Control, Automation and Robotics - ICINCO
TI - Minimising the User’s Effort during Wheelchair Propulsion using an Optimal Control Problem
SN - 978-989-758-442-8
IS - 2184-2809
AU - Oukacha, O.
AU - Sentouh, C.
AU - Pudlo, P.
PY - 2020
SP - 159
EP - 166
DO - 10.5220/0009833101590166
PB - SciTePress