Journal
IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON CONTROL SYSTEMS TECHNOLOGY
Volume 10, Issue 1, Pages 121-126Publisher
IEEE-INST ELECTRICAL ELECTRONICS ENGINEERS INC
DOI: 10.1109/87.974345
Keywords
gain scheduling; human machine interface; power-assist; user interface; wheelchair
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Wheelchairs are an important form of mobility ibr people with disabilities. For many years, there have only been three wheelchair varieties: electric powered wheelchairs, scooters, and manual wheelchairs. Recently there has been development of wheelchairs that use a combination of human power and electric power. The human power is delivered by the arms through the pushrims while the electric power is delivered by a battery through two electric motors. The shared control system for a pushrim-activated power-assisted wheelchair (PAPAW) must account for the human behavior and the interaction with the device. The PAPAW uses a form of gain scheduling based. upon events recorded from the pushrim torque. The control system significantly altered (p < 0.05) selected variables from pushrim torque curves for manual wheelchair propulsion and PAPAW operation as desired. The peak torque was reduced by over 50%, and the time on the rim was nearly doubled with the PAPAW. The PAPAW provided intuitive control and was capable of significantly reducing the strain on the upper extremities commonly associated with secondary disabling conditions among manual wheelchair users.
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