Title :
Vocal, motorized, and environmentally controlled chair
Author :
Roberts, André ; Pruehsner, William ; Enderle, John D.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Syst. Eng., Connecticut Univ., Storrs, CT, USA
Abstract :
The Vocal, Motorized, and Environmentally Controlled Chair (VMECC) is a standard wheelchair that has been converted into a motorized wheelchair. A eye tracking control system is incorporated to allow hands free control of the chair
Keywords :
DC motor drives; angular velocity control; computerised control; handicapped aids; machine control; tracking; variable speed drives; DC variable speed gear motor; PWM circuit; cerebral palsy; directional control; environmentally controlled chair; eye tracking control system; gear system; hands free control; microcontroller input; motor control; motor switching; motorized wheelchair; vocal controlled chair; Batteries; Circuits; Control systems; Mechanical sensors; Microcontrollers; Micromotors; Pulse width modulation; Switches; Wheelchairs; Wheels;
Conference_Titel :
Bioengineering Conference, 1999. Proceedings of the IEEE 25th Annual Northeast
Conference_Location :
West Hartford, CT
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-5486-9
DOI :
10.1109/NEBC.1999.755746
