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Investigation of the performance of plugging braking system as a hill descent control (HDC) for electric-powered wheelchair

Recently, a study on Electric Powered Wheelchairs (EPWs) has become significant because they can enhance the mobility of individuals with disabilities. One of the issues on EPW is during descending on a slope because it is difficult to control the speed and prevent it from slipping. Moreover, the ma...

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Main Authors: Mohamad Heerwan, Peeie, M. A., Shahrom, Muhammad Izhar, Ishak, Kato, H., Narita, T.
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Language:English
Published: Universiti Malaysia Pahang
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TJ Mechanical engineering and machinery
TL Motor vehicles. Aeronautics. Astronautics
Online Access:http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/40766/1/Investigation%20of%20the%20Performance%20of%20Plugging%20Braking%20System.pdf
http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/40766/
https://doi.org/10.15282/ijame.20.4.2023.08.0843
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spelling my.ump.umpir.407662024-03-26T04:38:45Z http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/40766/ Investigation of the performance of plugging braking system as a hill descent control (HDC) for electric-powered wheelchair Mohamad Heerwan, Peeie M. A., Shahrom Muhammad Izhar, Ishak Kato, H. Narita, T. TJ Mechanical engineering and machinery TL Motor vehicles. Aeronautics. Astronautics Recently, a study on Electric Powered Wheelchairs (EPWs) has become significant because they can enhance the mobility of individuals with disabilities. One of the issues on EPW is during descending on a slope because it is difficult to control the speed and prevent it from slipping. Moreover, the manual braking system is frequently used for speed control by pressing the brake lever. The complexity of the task increases significantly when dealing with elderly or paralyzed users with physical limitations. Consequently, the risk of collisions and injuries is elevated. This research seeks to develop a hill descent control (HDC) system for an EPW to address these challenges. By implementing HDC into EPW, the EPW's speed can be controlled, thus increasing the safety of the EPW while descending on the slope. In this study, the plugging brake system is introduced as a hill descent control (HDC) mechanism to inhibit the acceleration of the EPW and ensure it maintains a constant speed during downhill descents. The plugging voltage will be controlled based on the desired speed of 0.6 m/s. To maintain the speed of the EPW, the PID control is used as a control strategy for HDC. The simulation work in Matlab Simulink has analyzed the performance of the plugging brake system with HDC. The results obtained from the simulation reveal that, despite starting with a high initial braking speed of 2.5 m/s, the Electric Powered Wheelchair (EPW) can consistently maintain its velocity at the desired target value of v_d = 0.6 m/s during the descent on the slope. Furthermore, the amplitude response for the PID control shows the settling time is 2.3 s, and the steady-state error is ±0.05. Based on the simulation results, it can be approved that the proposed HDC in the plugging brake system can prevent the EPW from accelerating while descending on the slope and improve the safety of the EPW. Universiti Malaysia Pahang Article PeerReviewed pdf en cc_by_nc_4 http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/40766/1/Investigation%20of%20the%20Performance%20of%20Plugging%20Braking%20System.pdf Mohamad Heerwan, Peeie and M. A., Shahrom and Muhammad Izhar, Ishak and Kato, H. and Narita, T. Investigation of the performance of plugging braking system as a hill descent control (HDC) for electric-powered wheelchair. International Journal of Automotive and Mechanical Engineering (IJAME), 20 (4). 10906 -10916. ISSN 2229-8649 (Print); 2180-1606 (Online). (Published) https://doi.org/10.15282/ijame.20.4.2023.08.0843 https://doi.org/10.15282/ijame.20.4.2023.08.0843
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topic TJ Mechanical engineering and machinery
TL Motor vehicles. Aeronautics. Astronautics
spellingShingle TJ Mechanical engineering and machinery
TL Motor vehicles. Aeronautics. Astronautics
Mohamad Heerwan, Peeie
M. A., Shahrom
Muhammad Izhar, Ishak
Kato, H.
Narita, T.
Investigation of the performance of plugging braking system as a hill descent control (HDC) for electric-powered wheelchair
description Recently, a study on Electric Powered Wheelchairs (EPWs) has become significant because they can enhance the mobility of individuals with disabilities. One of the issues on EPW is during descending on a slope because it is difficult to control the speed and prevent it from slipping. Moreover, the manual braking system is frequently used for speed control by pressing the brake lever. The complexity of the task increases significantly when dealing with elderly or paralyzed users with physical limitations. Consequently, the risk of collisions and injuries is elevated. This research seeks to develop a hill descent control (HDC) system for an EPW to address these challenges. By implementing HDC into EPW, the EPW's speed can be controlled, thus increasing the safety of the EPW while descending on the slope. In this study, the plugging brake system is introduced as a hill descent control (HDC) mechanism to inhibit the acceleration of the EPW and ensure it maintains a constant speed during downhill descents. The plugging voltage will be controlled based on the desired speed of 0.6 m/s. To maintain the speed of the EPW, the PID control is used as a control strategy for HDC. The simulation work in Matlab Simulink has analyzed the performance of the plugging brake system with HDC. The results obtained from the simulation reveal that, despite starting with a high initial braking speed of 2.5 m/s, the Electric Powered Wheelchair (EPW) can consistently maintain its velocity at the desired target value of v_d = 0.6 m/s during the descent on the slope. Furthermore, the amplitude response for the PID control shows the settling time is 2.3 s, and the steady-state error is ±0.05. Based on the simulation results, it can be approved that the proposed HDC in the plugging brake system can prevent the EPW from accelerating while descending on the slope and improve the safety of the EPW.
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author Mohamad Heerwan, Peeie
M. A., Shahrom
Muhammad Izhar, Ishak
Kato, H.
Narita, T.
author_facet Mohamad Heerwan, Peeie
M. A., Shahrom
Muhammad Izhar, Ishak
Kato, H.
Narita, T.
author_sort Mohamad Heerwan, Peeie
title Investigation of the performance of plugging braking system as a hill descent control (HDC) for electric-powered wheelchair
title_short Investigation of the performance of plugging braking system as a hill descent control (HDC) for electric-powered wheelchair
title_full Investigation of the performance of plugging braking system as a hill descent control (HDC) for electric-powered wheelchair
title_fullStr Investigation of the performance of plugging braking system as a hill descent control (HDC) for electric-powered wheelchair
title_full_unstemmed Investigation of the performance of plugging braking system as a hill descent control (HDC) for electric-powered wheelchair
title_sort investigation of the performance of plugging braking system as a hill descent control (hdc) for electric-powered wheelchair
publisher Universiti Malaysia Pahang
url http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/40766/1/Investigation%20of%20the%20Performance%20of%20Plugging%20Braking%20System.pdf
http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/40766/
https://doi.org/10.15282/ijame.20.4.2023.08.0843
https://doi.org/10.15282/ijame.20.4.2023.08.0843
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