• DocumentCode
    3123532
  • Title

    Get-Up and Go electric wheelchair and seat-lift mechanism

  • Author

    Shannon, Brian A. ; Pruehsner, William ; Enderle, John D.

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Electr. & Syst. Eng., Connecticut Univ., Storrs, CT, USA
  • fYear
    2001
  • fDate
    2001
  • Firstpage
    103
  • Lastpage
    104
  • Abstract
    The intended user, involved in an automobile accident, desires an electric wheelchair with capability of lifting the user to a position wherein the user can reach elevated objects that cannot normally be reached from a sitting position. Get-Up and Go accomplishes this by fitting the client´s existing wheelchair with wheel drive motors and a motorized seat lift mechanism
  • Keywords
    handicapped aids; position control; traction motor drives; Get-Up and Go electric wheelchair; automobile accident; electric wheelchair; elevated objects; motorized seat lift mechanism; persons with disabilities; seat-lift mechanism; wheel drive motors; Automobiles; Batteries; Control systems; Power supplies; Power system control; Power systems; Switches; Voltage; Wheelchairs; Wheels;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Bioengineering Conference, 2001. Proceedings of the IEEE 27th Annual Northeast
  • Conference_Location
    Storrs, CT
  • Print_ISBN
    0-7803-6717-0
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/NEBC.2001.924741
  • Filename
    924741
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=3123532