Host: The Japan Society of Mechanical Engineers
Name : [in Japanese]
Date : June 08, 2016 - June 11, 2016
We propose a pair of step-climbing units for a standard manual wheelchair. The target is a wheelchair user who has no disabled upper limbs and hopes independent life without caregivers. When traveling by car, it is easy to load them because their weights are light and they are not attached to the wheelchair. These devices are used combining with a pair of mobile slopes and move on the slopes. Therefore, they produce propelling forces to the rear wheels of a wheelchair .The shape is rectangular solid, and each unit comprises a DC motor and a crawler belt. We also discuss the controller using position and electric current data. Outdoor experimental results of climbing up two steps, which height was 18 cm each, confirmed effectiveness of the design.
