Title :
Child Mobility Car
Author :
Russo, Anthony ; Pruehsner, William ; Enderle, John D.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Syst. Eng., Connecticut Univ., Storrs, CT, USA
Abstract :
Child Mobility Car is a small, motorized vehicle that allows a six-year-old girl with cerebral palsy to move about within small areas. Child Mobility Car is a small vehicle about 2 ft. long and 1 ft. wide allowing her to interact far more freely with other children without a cumbersome electric wheelchair. A radio is attached to the car providing a small measure of entertainment for the child as well
Keywords :
electric vehicles; handicapped aids; microcontrollers; 1 ft; 2 ft; Child Mobility Car; cerebral palsy; entertainment; persons with disabilities; radio; six-year-old girl; small motorized vehicle; Biosensors; Birth disorders; Circuit testing; Control systems; EPROM; Microcontrollers; Ultrasonic transducers; Vehicles; Velocity control; 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.2001.924739
