Title :
M3S-based Electrical Wheelchair with Head-controlled Device
Author :
Chen, Show-Hong ; Chen, Yu-Luen ; Kuo, Te-Son ; Chu, Chiung-Yu ; Hung, Chao-Nan
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng., Nat. Taiwan Univ., Taipei
fDate :
Aug. 30 2006-Sept. 3 2006
Abstract :
The motivation of this research is to improve the ability of ambulation for people with a certain degree of disability. The control of the wheelchair is using two tilt sensors as an input-controlling module. One of the tilt sensors detects the anterior/posterior tilting of the head and moves the wheelchair forward/backward, the other distinguishes the left/right swing of the head. In order to increase the safety of this system, the M3S protocol established by the European Commission is also applied to this research. The system based on M3S protocol has the advantage of real-time signal transmission and emergent status monitoring for SCI patients with C2-C4 level
Keywords :
biocontrol; handicapped aids; medical control systems; European Commission; M3S-based electrical wheelchair; ambulation; degree of disability; emergent status monitoring; head-controlled device; real-time signal transmission; spinal cord injury patients; tilt sensors; Communication system control; Gravity; Head; Patient monitoring; Protocols; Safety devices; Switches; Switching circuits; Voltage; Wheelchairs; M3S; SCI patients; Tilt Sensor; Wheelchair;
Conference_Titel :
Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, 2006. EMBS '06. 28th Annual International Conference of the IEEE
Conference_Location :
New York, NY
Print_ISBN :
1-4244-0032-5
Electronic_ISBN :
1557-170X
DOI :
10.1109/IEMBS.2006.260187
