DocumentCode
3441930
Title
Wheelchair directional control, digital and analog simulation
Author
Moore, James W.
Author_Institution
Dept. of Mech. & Aerosp. Eng., Virginia Univ., Charlottesville, VA, USA
fYear
1988
fDate
4-7 Nov. 1988
Abstract
Motorized wheelchairs having nonsteerable drive wheels in the front have several advantages over those with rear drive wheels. A major disadvantage, however, is that they are inherently unstable in direction. Additional destabilizing occurs when the operator has poor upper body muscle control. Modeling equations have been developed for these situations to aid in the design of automatic stabilizing controllers.<>
Keywords
digital simulation; handicapped aids; analog simulation; automatic stabilizing controllers; destabilisation; digital simulation; front drive; modelling equations; nonsteerable drive wheels; rear drive; wheelchair directional control;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, 1988. Proceedings of the Annual International Conference of the IEEE
Conference_Location
New Orleans, LA, USA
Print_ISBN
0-7803-0785-2
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/IEMBS.1988.94742
Filename
94742
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