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  1. Metrica Corporation, 1012 Hercules, 77058, Houston, TX, USA

    Richard C. Simpson

  2. Rehabilitation Engineering Program Depts. of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation and Biomedical Engineering, University of Michigan, 48109, Ann Arbor, MI, USA

    Simon P. Levine

  3. Amerigon Corporation, 5462 Irwindale Avenue, 91706, Irwindale, CA, USA

    David A. Bell

  4. PhaseMedix Consulting, 24380 Orchard Lake Road, Suite 114, 48336, Farmington Hills, MI, USA

    Lincoln A. Jaros

  5. Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Michigan, 48109, Ann Arbor, MI, USA

    Yoram Koren & Johann Borenstein

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Simpson, R.C., Levine, S.P., Bell, D.A., Jaros, L.A., Koren, Y., Borenstein, J. (1998). NavChair: An assistive wheelchair navigation system with automatic adaptation. In: Mittal, V.O., Yanco, H.A., Aronis, J., Simpson, R. (eds) Assistive Technology and Artificial Intelligence. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 1458. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/BFb0055982

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