Innovative Glove-Controlled Wheelchair Project
This project focuses on a glove-controlled wheelchair designed to assist individuals with mobility issues. The system utilizes flex sensors in gloves to interpret finger movements for wheelchair navigation. Explore its components, test runs, safety features, and advantages/disadvantages.
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Glove controlled Wheelchair Parth Singh SunglyoungKim Ishan Darji
Table 1. Introduction 2. Issues and Resolution 3. Components and Code 4. Test run 2/16/2025 2
Wheelchairs Roughly 3.6 million people(aged 15 or older) are using a wheelchair Using a manual wheelchair can cause repetitive strain injury, Mostly shoulder and wrist 2/16/2025 3
Electric Wheelchair Electric Wheelchair was invented in early 1900s Conventional Control - Joystick control
Controlled by Fingers Gloves that is attached with flex sensors Read movement of fingers to control motion of wheelchairs 2/16/2025 5
Circuit Diagram 2/16/2025 6
Why not go further? Ultrasonic sensor - It will detect an obstacle in front of the wheelchair 2/16/2025 7
Cliff Detector IR-sensor Detect the back and the front cliff. 2/16/2025 8
How to interface with User? Monitor the statues of wheelchair - Forward - Back - Right - Left - Stationary - Cliff Detected etc.. 2/16/2025 9
Safety Two fingers movement (here 3 and 4) will stop the motion of wheelchair and put it in suspended mode. 2/16/2025 10
Bill of Material 2/16/2025 11
Advantage and Disadvantage - Pros People who have RSI on their wrist can control wheelchair easily Wearable It can use as little as two and at most four fingers so the system can be customized for different users. - Cons The glove is wired so it is clunky and obstrusive 2/16/2025 12
References Brault, Matthew W., Americans With Disabilities: 2010, Current Population Reports, P70-131, U.S. Census Bureau, Washington, DC, 2012. Cooper, R and Boninger, Michael Lee and Robertson, R (1998) Heavy Handed: Repetitive strain injury among manual wheelchair users. Team Rehab Report, 9 (2). pp. 35-38.
