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
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