DocumentCode
3106526
Title
Double PWS type wheelchair
Author
Sawa, Yoichiro
Author_Institution
Dept. of Digital Eng., Numazu Coll. of Technol., Japan
fYear
2004
fDate
18-19 Nov. 2004
Firstpage
51
Lastpage
52
Abstract
A small and lightweight electric wheelchair has been developed. This can move the rider at will, back and forth and even sideways. Elderly people who have physical troubles can enjoy free mobility with this wheelchair either in workplace or at home. Two powered wheel steering units are attached to the front part and the rear of the wheelchair. Since its mechanism is simple, its application to any cart which needs omni-directional motion is also possible. This paper shows its mechanism and control system based on our patents (#2001-402222 and #2002-296756) and describes expected markets with a business model.
Keywords
geriatrics; handicapped aids; mobile robots; motion control; lightweight electric wheelchair; omni-directional motion; powered wheel steering units; Aging; Computer hacking; Educational institutions; Employment; Mobile robots; Power system modeling; Prototypes; Senior citizens; Wheelchairs; Wheels;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Robotics and Automation, 2004. TExCRA '04. First IEEE Technical Exhibition Based Conference on
Print_ISBN
0-7803-8564-0
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/TEXCRA.2004.1424992
Filename
1424992
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