Design and Manufacture of Solar-Powered Wheelchair

Powered wheelchair bucking

-Usin a d u n ~ m y test driverwit11 ;i sirn~rlatecl Naccid fi>rear.rn c;rp;rble of representing either a large or zem frictiioi~ colldition, S I X powered wheelchairs were examined fc>i,r buckir~g tendencies. In the zero friction conclition, brrcking was easily inducecl in 5 of 6 testcd wheelchairs. Addillg ltiction to the simulatccl fc>rear-m prevented bucking in ;ill lestecl wheelchairs but ...

Design and development of solar power-assisted manual/electric wheelchair.

Wheelchairs are an essential assistive device for many individuals with injury or disability. Manual wheelchairs provide a relatively low-cost solution to the mobility needs of such individuals. Furthermore, they provide an effective means of improving the user's cardiopulmonary function and upper-limb muscle strength. However, manual wheelchairs have a loss gross mechanical efficiency, and thu...

SYSIASS – an intelligent powered wheelchair

This paper explains the motivations and the goals of the SYSIASS project. This project has three major ambitions: to design intelligent devices for both the assisted navigation of the powered wheelchairs and the secure communication of the data and to design multi-modality human machine interaction. Moreover, the challenge of the project is to take the needs of the users and the constraints tha...

The pain experiences of powered wheelchair users.

PURPOSE To explore the experience of pain and discomfort in users of electric-powered indoor/outdoor wheelchairs (EPIOCs) provided by a National Health Service. METHODS EPIOC users receiving their chair between February and November 2002 (N = 74) were invited to participate in a telephone questionnaire/interview and 64 (aged 10-81 years) agreed. Both specific and open-ended questions examined...

Design of Solar Powered Airplanes for Continuous Flight