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A new control method for motor vehicles for the severely handicapped

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  09 March 2009

Yoshitaka Suzuki,
Sigeru Niinomi,
Yoshiyuki Saitoh,
Takuroh Hatakeyama and
Kazuo Tsuchiya
Yoshitaka Suzuki
Affiliation:
Rehabilitation Engineering Ctr. for Employment Injuries, 1-10-5 Komei, Minatoku, Nagoya, 455 (Japan)
Sigeru Niinomi
Affiliation:
Rehabilitation Engineering Ctr. for Employment Injuries, 1-10-5 Komei, Minatoku, Nagoya, 455 (Japan)
Yoshiyuki Saitoh
Affiliation:
Rehabilitation Engineering Ctr. for Employment Injuries, 1-10-5 Komei, Minatoku, Nagoya, 455 (Japan)
Takuroh Hatakeyama
Affiliation:
Rehabilitation Engineering Ctr. for Employment Injuries, 1-10-5 Komei, Minatoku, Nagoya, 455 (Japan)
Kazuo Tsuchiya
Affiliation:
Rehabilitation Engineering Ctr. for Employment Injuries, 1-10-5 Komei, Minatoku, Nagoya, 455 (Japan)
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Summary

This report deals with the development of new control vehicles for the bedridden, physically handicapped person who needs a help-system for carrying things to the bedside from the stock in the room. This new control method is characterized by a unit loop system on the drive track. This unit loop system was constructed to execute three actions: stop, backward and right forward movement, under the control of a on-board microcomputer.

This control method is used in small rooms. It also enables one to increase the driving area of a vehicle without reprogramming and adjusting the control mechanism.

Keywords

Motor VehiclesControlHandicapped Persons

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Type
Research Article
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Robotica , Volume 6 , Issue 2 , April 1988, pp. 131 - 139
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1988

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