arXiv:2506.05056cs.ROcs.HC2025-06被引 1

PulseRide让轮椅根据用户生理反应自动调节助力,实现健康运动。

PulseRide: A Robotic Wheelchair for Personalized Exertion Control with Human-in-the-Loop Reinforcement Learning

  • 通过实时心率与运动数据,用强化学习动态调整推力。
  • 让用户心率维持在中等强度区间的时间多出71.7%。
  • 适合长期使用轮椅、希望保持活动又防受伤的人群。

保持活跃对生活质量至关重要,但对轮椅使用者而言却充满挑战。电动轮椅因缺乏运动易导致肥胖和体能退化,而手动轮椅使用者则因重复推轮动作常出现上肢损伤。为解决此问题,本文提出PulseRide——一种基于个体生理反应的个性化助力轮椅系统。该系统融合实时心率、心电图(ECG)与车速数据,利用人机协同强化学习(采用Deep Q-Network算法),动态调节推力,确保用户始终处于中等体力活动范围,避免过度或不足运动。在10名用户的测试中,覆盖地毯、石板等多种地形,结果表明:相比手动轮椅,用户心率保持在中等强度区间的时长平均提升71.7%;肌肉收缩总量平均减少41.86%,显著延缓疲劳,提升舒适度与参与感。实验验证了PulseRide作为健康自适应移动解决方案的有效性,弥合了被动与高负荷移动之间的鸿沟。

原文摘要 · Abstract (English)

Maintaining an active lifestyle is vital for quality of life, yet challenging for wheelchair users. For instance, powered wheelchairs face increasing risks of obesity and deconditioning due to inactivity. Conversely, manual wheelchair users, who propel the wheelchair by pushing the wheelchair's handrims, often face upper extremity injuries from repetitive motions. These challenges underscore the need for a mobility system that promotes activity while minimizing injury risk. Maintaining optimal exertion during wheelchair use enhances health benefits and engagement, yet the variations in individual physiological responses complicate exertion optimization. To address this, we introduce PulseRide, a novel wheelchair system that provides personalized assistance based on each user's physiological responses, helping them maintain their physical exertion goals. Unlike conventional assistive systems focused on obstacle avoidance and navigation, PulseRide integrates real-time physiological data-such as heart rate and ECG-with wheelchair speed to deliver adaptive assistance. Using a human-in-the-loop reinforcement learning approach with Deep Q-Network algorithm (DQN), the system adjusts push assistance to keep users within a moderate activity range without under- or over-exertion. We conducted preliminary tests with 10 users on various terrains, including carpet and slate, to assess PulseRide's effectiveness. Our findings show that, for individual users, PulseRide maintains heart rates within the moderate activity zone as much as 71.7 percent longer than manual wheelchairs. Among all users, we observed an average reduction in muscle contractions of 41.86 percent, delaying fatigue onset and enhancing overall comfort and engagement. These results indicate that PulseRide offers a healthier, adaptive mobility solution, bridging the gap between passive and physically taxing mobility options.

轮椅康复工程人机协同强化学习

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