Title :
Complete hardware and software implementation of automotive wheelchairs
Author :
Bahnasawi, Ahmed A. ; Hefny, Hesham Ahmed ; Younis, Mohamed I.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electron. & Commun., Cairo Univ., Giza, Egypt
Abstract :
The need for efficient and low expensive automotive wheelchairs has become essential for helping people with many types of disabilities. The aim of this paper is to present a complete study, including hardware and software implementation, of an automotive wheelchair that use a position joystick for easy motion control. It has been found that while importing such. types of automotive wheelchairs may cost about $20000 per unit, it can be manufactured locally with a cost less than 2000 LE.
Keywords :
handicapped aids; motion control; velocity control; adaptive speed control; automotive wheelchairs; hardware implementation; human-machine control; motion control; position joystick; software implementation; Automotive engineering; Biomedical engineering; Bones; Computer science; Costs; Electronic mail; Hardware; Iron; Wheelchairs; Wheels;
Conference_Titel :
Electrotechnical Conference, 2002. MELECON 2002. 11th Mediterranean
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7527-0
DOI :
10.1109/MELECON.2002.1014532
