An innovative autonomous wheelchair conversion kit

Independent mobility is very important for human beings for fulfilling their needs. Some people use wheelchairs to improve their limitation in mobility due to their disabilities. However, some wheelchair users cannot use it independently and therefore they might need help from others who are not alw...

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Main Authors: Salma, Yaakub, Alsibai, Mohammad Hayyan
Format: Conference or Workshop Item
Language:English
Published: AIP Publishing 2019
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Online Access:http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/28419/
http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/28419/1/An%20innovative%20autonomous%20wheelchair1.pdf
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description Independent mobility is very important for human beings for fulfilling their needs. Some people use wheelchairs to improve their limitation in mobility due to their disabilities. However, some wheelchair users cannot use it independently and therefore they might need help from others who are not always available. Therefore, they need an assistive device that able to detect the surrounding environment, choose the path and move along it while avoiding any obstacles. In this paper, an innovative autonomous conversion kit preliminary design is presented. The proposed system contains two main subsystems: Self-positioning and mapping systems. The main problem in autonomous vehicles is accurate localization and accurate heading toward the destination. To improve the accuracy averaging technique is proposed. Moreover, two rotary encoders are used to calculate the rotation of the wheels to make sure the wheelchair can move straight. Moreover, the rotary encoder readings were combined with a compass reading to adjust the rotating angles to be more accurate. Experiments have been conducted on the ability of the system in getting the accurate and precise location. Moreover, the initial ability to find the path to reach the destination is evaluated. Results demonstrate the ability of the wheelchair to move autonomously in the real time.
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spelling ump-284192020-06-15T02:36:54Z http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/28419/ An innovative autonomous wheelchair conversion kit Salma, Yaakub Alsibai, Mohammad Hayyan TK Electrical engineering. Electronics Nuclear engineering Independent mobility is very important for human beings for fulfilling their needs. Some people use wheelchairs to improve their limitation in mobility due to their disabilities. However, some wheelchair users cannot use it independently and therefore they might need help from others who are not always available. Therefore, they need an assistive device that able to detect the surrounding environment, choose the path and move along it while avoiding any obstacles. In this paper, an innovative autonomous conversion kit preliminary design is presented. The proposed system contains two main subsystems: Self-positioning and mapping systems. The main problem in autonomous vehicles is accurate localization and accurate heading toward the destination. To improve the accuracy averaging technique is proposed. Moreover, two rotary encoders are used to calculate the rotation of the wheels to make sure the wheelchair can move straight. Moreover, the rotary encoder readings were combined with a compass reading to adjust the rotating angles to be more accurate. Experiments have been conducted on the ability of the system in getting the accurate and precise location. Moreover, the initial ability to find the path to reach the destination is evaluated. Results demonstrate the ability of the wheelchair to move autonomously in the real time. AIP Publishing 2019 Conference or Workshop Item PeerReviewed pdf en http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/28419/1/An%20innovative%20autonomous%20wheelchair1.pdf Salma, Yaakub and Alsibai, Mohammad Hayyan (2019) An innovative autonomous wheelchair conversion kit. In: AIP Conference Proceedings: Proceedings of the 3rd International Conference on Automotive Innovation Green Energy Vehicle: AIGEV 2018 , 25-26 July 2018 , Kuantan, Pahang, Malaysia. pp. 1-12., 2059 (020014). ISBN 978-0-7354-1787-8 (Published) https://doi.org/10.1063/1.5085957
spellingShingle TK Electrical engineering. Electronics Nuclear engineering
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Alsibai, Mohammad Hayyan
An innovative autonomous wheelchair conversion kit
title An innovative autonomous wheelchair conversion kit
title_full An innovative autonomous wheelchair conversion kit
title_fullStr An innovative autonomous wheelchair conversion kit
title_full_unstemmed An innovative autonomous wheelchair conversion kit
title_short An innovative autonomous wheelchair conversion kit
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topic TK Electrical engineering. Electronics Nuclear engineering
url http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/28419/
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http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/28419/1/An%20innovative%20autonomous%20wheelchair1.pdf