Experimental Fabrication of a Lighting System for Wheelchairs with an adjustable Function for Converging/Diffusing Light

Abstract

In this paper,the authors describe the development and fabrication of a lighting system for wheelchairs to be used by those who experience diffculty in walking.The work was assigned to the students as an exercise to enhance the effectiveness of their study in the project study programs at the Fukuoka Institute of Technology, Junior Collage.A one-chip microcomputer commonly used in small-scale control units was used to control the lighting system with a program developed by the students.The students showed greater enthusiasm than those assigned other exercises.