Low Cost Battery Operated Vehicle Using Joystick Control for Physically Challenged

Abstract:

Wheelchairs are used by people having difficulty in walking due to disability or some illness. The wheelchairs can either be self-propelled or can be moved by using the torque developed from the electric motors fitted to the wheels. The use of automated wheelchairs has largely increased as it does not require any muscular movement from the user. The various automated wheelchair models available in the market are of high cost and cannot be afforded by everyone in need. In this project, we aim to develop a low cost automated wheelchairWithout compromising its reliability. The wheelchair movement is controlled by the user via a thumb joystick. The control algorithm is implemented by using ATMEGA 328P.

• Periodical: Applied Mechanics and Materials (Volume 852)
• Pages: 788-793
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMM.852.788
• Online since: September 2016
• Authors: R. Prashaanth*, S.L. Sindhu, S. Veena, P.S. Srilakshmi, P. Saravanan
• Keywords: Automated Wheelchair, Joystick Control, Motorized

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