Title :
LED directed, headswitch controlled, motorized wheelchair
Author :
Callender, Hayden ; Pruehsner, William ; Enderle, John D.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Syst. Eng., Connecticut Univ., Storrs, CT, USA
Abstract :
The LED Directed Motorized Chair (LDMC) is a manual wheelchair that is converted into a motorized wheelchair. The design of the wheelchair implements a control system different from the typical joystick control system on the market today. The control system is based on an LED display that works in tandem with a head switch. 5 LED´s are used representing 5 available directions that the chair travels. When the LED corresponding to the desired direction of travel that the user wishes to go, the user compresses the head switch and the chair performs the action
Keywords :
LED displays; handicapped aids; microcontrollers; motion control; LDMC; LED Directed Motorized Chair; LED directed headswitch controlled motorized wheelchair; LED display; control system; design; direction of travel; head switch; manual wheelchair; Arm; Birth disorders; Circuits; Control systems; Displays; Light emitting diodes; Microcontrollers; Motor drives; Switches; Wheelchairs;
Conference_Titel :
Bioengineering Conference, 2001. Proceedings of the IEEE 27th Annual Northeast
Conference_Location :
Storrs, CT
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-6717-0
DOI :
10.1109/NEBC.2001.924732
