• DocumentCode
    3123403
  • Title

    E-Racer, a joystick controlled go-kart

  • Author

    Kattamis, Alex ; Peslak, Alex ; Ricciardelli, Steve ; Pruehsner, William ; Enderle, John D.

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Electr. & Syst. Eng., Connecticut Univ., Storrs, CT, USA
  • fYear
    2001
  • fDate
    2001
  • Firstpage
    89
  • Lastpage
    90
  • Abstract
    The E-Racer is an electric go-kart that is controlled through a single joystick, designed for a 13-year old boy who has cerebral palsy. The existing go-kart steering wheel and driving pedals are removed and connected to actuator motors, which are controlled by the joystick and PIC microcontroller
  • Keywords
    electric actuators; electric vehicles; handicapped aids; interactive devices; microcontrollers; motion control; 13-year old boy; E-Racer; PIC microcontroller; actuator motors; cerebral palsy; electric go-kart; joystick controlled go-kart; single joystick; Actuators; Control systems; DC motors; Micromotors; Permanent magnet motors; Pistons; Pulse width modulation; Space vector pulse width modulation; Steering systems; Wheels;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Bioengineering Conference, 2001. Proceedings of the IEEE 27th Annual Northeast
  • Conference_Location
    Storrs, CT
  • Print_ISBN
    0-7803-6717-0
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/NEBC.2001.924734
  • Filename
    924734