This paper describes the design of a smart, motorized, voice controlled wheelchair using embedded system. Proposed supports activation system for physically differently abled persons incorporating manual operation. represents “Voice-controlled Wheel chair” person where command controls movements wheelchair. The is given through cellular device having Bluetooth and transferred converted to strin...

The purpose of this study was to examine differences in participation motivation and competition anxiety between Korean and non-Korean wheelchair tennis players and to identify relations between participation motivation and competition anxiety in each group. Sixty-six wheel-chair tennis players who participated in the 2013 Korea Open Wheel-chair Tennis Tournament in Seoul completed the Particip...

This paper is to describe an intelligent motorized wheel chair for handicapped person using voice and touch screen technology. It enables a disabled person to move around independently using a touch screen and a voice recognition application which is interfaced with motors through microcontroller. When we want to change the direction, the touch screen sensor is modeled to direct the user to req...

The purpose of this development project was to design a new commode-shower chair that can be safely used by individuals with spinal cord injuries (SCI) and their caregivers. The need for this new design was consumer-driven. Patients and caregivers identified the following fatal flaws in the commode-shower chairs used in Spinal Cord Injury (SCI) centers: 1) risk for patient falls during transfer...

Physically challenged persons find their movements very tough with the existing assistive devices (Joysticks in cases of higher disability. Though there are many methods available in recent times to enable their motility they require fine and precise control which is most of the times not possible. In recent times there have been various control systems developing specialized for people with va...

The goal of our research is to develop a practicable vehicle for the lower limbs disabled along with improving health, which can be used in their daily life. We developed a vehicle based on a wheelchair, we call it as cycling chair. The cycling chair has two relatively big front wheels linked to the pedals with a mechanical chain to propel it, and a steering wheel at the rear part is controlled...