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
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;
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.2001.924741
