DocumentCode
2400276
Title
Development of a seat-adjustable power wheelchair
Author
Lee, Wei-chen ; Yao, Jyun-An ; Kuo, Chung-Hsien
Author_Institution
Dept. of Mech. Eng., Nat. Taiwan Univ. of Sci. & Technol., Taipei, Taiwan
fYear
2011
fDate
8-10 June 2011
Firstpage
494
Lastpage
497
Abstract
The development of a new seat-adjustable power wheelchair is presented in this paper. To prevent pressure ulcers from long periods of sitting, a seat-adjustable mechanism was designed. The lower rear portion of the power wheelchair is movable along a ball screw, so as to change the tilting angle of the seat of the wheelchair to allow the patient to be able to change the high pressure area of the bottom. The mechanism can also be employed to shift the center of gravity of the wheelchair to increase the stability while the wheelchair is moving.
Keywords
ball screws; electric vehicles; handicapped aids; stability; wheelchairs; ball screw; gravity center; high pressure area; seat adjustable power wheelchair; seat tilting angle; stability; Aluminum; Automation; Fasteners; Gravity; Joints; Wheelchairs; Wheels; mechanism; power wheelchair; seat-adjustable;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
System Science and Engineering (ICSSE), 2011 International Conference on
Conference_Location
Macao
Print_ISBN
978-1-61284-351-3
Electronic_ISBN
978-1-61284-472-5
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/ICSSE.2011.5961953
Filename
5961953
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