Maneuvering Method for the All-directional Indoor Electric Wheelchair

It is an important issue to develop an easy and high-performance electric wheelchair for the growing population of elderly people. If there is insufficient space in the indoor environment, it is difficult for a normal electric wheelchair to change direction and maneuver. It is important that the wheelchair can be moved in all directions with easy operation. In this research, a new type of all-directional electric wheelchair has been designed. This electric wheelchair consists of three motors to drive and to change the orientation of the wheels. With this wheelchair, it becomes possible to operate wheelchairs more easily without the use of special wheels. The drive units are encased inside of the body, therefore, there is the advantage of a lower risk of the wheel rolling over the user's feet.

• Record URL:
  • https://doi.org/10.4130/jaev.10.1615
• Summary URL:
  • http://scholar.google.com/scholar_lookup?title=Maneuvering+Method+for+the+All-directional+Indoor+Electric+Wheelchair&author=H.+Ikeda&author=S.+Minami&author=T.+Masuzawa&publication_year=2012
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• Authors:
  • Ikeda, Hiroshi
  • Minami, Shigeyuki
  • Masuzawa, Takashi
• Publication Date: 2012

Language

• English
• Japanese

Media Info

• Media Type: Digital/other
• Features: Figures; Photos; References;
• Pagination: pp 1615-1618
• Serial:
  • Journal of Asian Electric Vehicles
  • Volume: 10
  • Issue Number: 2
  • Publisher: Asian Electric Vehicle Society
  • ISSN: 1348-3927
  • EISSN: 1883-6038
  • Serial URL: https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/browse/jaev/-char/en
• Publication flags:

  Open Access (libre)

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Aged; Electric vehicles; Navigation; Wheelchairs
• Subject Areas: Design; Transportation (General); Vehicles and Equipment; I91: Vehicle Design and Safety;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01502719
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST)
• Files: TRIS, JSTAGE
• Created Date: Dec 31 2013 7:28AM