• DocumentCode
    2434686
  • Title

    Joy stick operation speed of intelligent robotic wheelchair

  • Author

    Takahashi, Yoshihiko ; Takagi, Hirofumi

  • Author_Institution
    Kanagawa Inst. of Technol., Atsugi
  • fYear
    2007
  • fDate
    17-20 Oct. 2007
  • Firstpage
    2735
  • Lastpage
    2739
  • Abstract
    People bound to wheelchairs require assistance maneuvering over steps encountered when moving about roadways and walkways. We propose an intelligent robotic wheelchair which enables a wheelchair bound person to climb steps without third-party assistance. By using this proposed mechanism, a user may maintain inverse pendulum control while raising the front wheels of the wheelchair, then moving forward to the step maintaining the inverse pendulum control, and finally, climbing over the step using a DC motor force from the rear wheel shafts. We propose a joystick controller in this document to investigate improved wheelchair maneuverability and facilitated human interface. This paper presents the experimental results of the joystick operation speed dependant on LED panel instructions.
  • Keywords
    handicapped aids; intelligent robots; medical robotics; mobile robots; nonlinear control systems; pendulums; DC motor force; assistance maneuvering; intelligent robotic wheelchair; inverse pendulum control; joy stick operation speed; rear wheel shafts; roadways; walkways; wheelchair bound person; wheelchair maneuverability; DC motors; Force control; Humans; Intelligent robots; Light emitting diodes; Mobile robots; Robot sensing systems; Velocity measurement; Wheelchairs; Wheels; Wheelchair user; intelligent robot; joy stick speed; maneuverability;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Control, Automation and Systems, 2007. ICCAS '07. International Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    Seoul
  • Print_ISBN
    978-89-950038-6-2
  • Electronic_ISBN
    978-89-950038-6-2
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/ICCAS.2007.4406832
  • Filename
    4406832