Title :
Wheelchair directional control, digital and analog simulation
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Mech. & Aerosp. Eng., Virginia Univ., Charlottesville, VA, USA
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;
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
DOI :
10.1109/IEMBS.1988.94742
