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Design and development of a hand-glove controlled wheel chair

Wheelchairs are a way of reincarnating the purpose of life in the lives of disabled people. Effective and efficient ways of delivering a cost-effective and affordable wheelchair to the common masses, which is not only at par with the present day technology, but is much easier to use are presented h...

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Main Authors: Akmeliawati, Rini, Ba Tis, Faez S., J. Wani, Umar
Format: Conference or Workshop Item
Language:English
Published: 2011
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TK Electrical engineering. Electronics Nuclear engineering
Online Access:http://irep.iium.edu.my/5377/1/ICOM11_handglove.pdf
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http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/ICOM.2011.5937126
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spelling my.iium.irep.53772012-01-25T00:09:10Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/5377/ Design and development of a hand-glove controlled wheel chair Akmeliawati, Rini Ba Tis, Faez S. J. Wani, Umar TK Electrical engineering. Electronics Nuclear engineering Wheelchairs are a way of reincarnating the purpose of life in the lives of disabled people. Effective and efficient ways of delivering a cost-effective and affordable wheelchair to the common masses, which is not only at par with the present day technology, but is much easier to use are presented herewith. Replacement of the popular joystick stick controlled wheel chair with a hand-glove control system for easier maneuvering by bending the fingers, is discussed in this paper. Intended users control the system by wearing an instrumented glove fitted with flex or bend sensors for controlling the movement and direction of the wheelchair. Uni-directional wireless communication exists between the instrumented gloves and the controller which is sandwiched between the user’s seat and the wheels. Initial design results are also presented in this paper. The technologies presented in this paper suggest a wide domain of possibilities to a wide variety of users. In addition, it also aims at making a costeffective chair so that more hi-tech wheelchairs are made use of, widely, by people with disabilities. 2011-07-05 Conference or Workshop Item REM application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/5377/1/ICOM11_handglove.pdf Akmeliawati, Rini and Ba Tis, Faez S. and J. Wani, Umar (2011) Design and development of a hand-glove controlled wheel chair. In: 2011 4th International Conference on Mechatronics: Integrated Engineering for Industrial and Societal Development (ICOM 2011), 17-19 May, 2011, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/ICOM.2011.5937126 doi:10.1109/ICOM.2011.5937126
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topic TK Electrical engineering. Electronics Nuclear engineering
spellingShingle TK Electrical engineering. Electronics Nuclear engineering
Akmeliawati, Rini
Ba Tis, Faez S.
J. Wani, Umar
Design and development of a hand-glove controlled wheel chair
description Wheelchairs are a way of reincarnating the purpose of life in the lives of disabled people. Effective and efficient ways of delivering a cost-effective and affordable wheelchair to the common masses, which is not only at par with the present day technology, but is much easier to use are presented herewith. Replacement of the popular joystick stick controlled wheel chair with a hand-glove control system for easier maneuvering by bending the fingers, is discussed in this paper. Intended users control the system by wearing an instrumented glove fitted with flex or bend sensors for controlling the movement and direction of the wheelchair. Uni-directional wireless communication exists between the instrumented gloves and the controller which is sandwiched between the user’s seat and the wheels. Initial design results are also presented in this paper. The technologies presented in this paper suggest a wide domain of possibilities to a wide variety of users. In addition, it also aims at making a costeffective chair so that more hi-tech wheelchairs are made use of, widely, by people with disabilities.
format Conference or Workshop Item
author Akmeliawati, Rini
Ba Tis, Faez S.
J. Wani, Umar
author_facet Akmeliawati, Rini
Ba Tis, Faez S.
J. Wani, Umar
author_sort Akmeliawati, Rini
title Design and development of a hand-glove controlled wheel chair
title_short Design and development of a hand-glove controlled wheel chair
title_full Design and development of a hand-glove controlled wheel chair
title_fullStr Design and development of a hand-glove controlled wheel chair
title_full_unstemmed Design and development of a hand-glove controlled wheel chair
title_sort design and development of a hand-glove controlled wheel chair
publishDate 2011
url http://irep.iium.edu.my/5377/1/ICOM11_handglove.pdf
http://irep.iium.edu.my/5377/
http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/ICOM.2011.5937126
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