Omnidirectional wheelchair considering rider's safety and attendant's manipulability

2014 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 24560317
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Intelligent mechanics/Mechanical systems
• Research Institution: Gifu National College of Technology
• Principal Investigator: KITAGAWA HIDEO 岐阜工業高等専門学校, その他部局等, 教授 (80224955)
• Co-Investigator(Renkei-kenkyūsha): TERASHIMA Kazuhiko 豊橋技術科学大学, 工学(系)研究科(研究院), 教授 (60159043)
• Project Period (FY): 2012-04-01 – 2015-03-31
• Keywords: 人間機械システム / 車椅子 / 全方向移動 / 福祉 / ロボット

Outline of Final Research Achievements

Omnidirectional wheelchair is useful with its high mobility in narrow or crowded area，and omnidirectional wheelchair equipped with normal tires is desired　for difference excess, vibration suppression and ride comfort. We developed an effective system to control the caster-drive wheels of omnidirectional wheelchair. Semi-autonomous obstacle avoidance system using laser range data for rider’s safety and power assist system for omnidirectional transport wheelchair considering attendant's manipulability and rider's comfort have been developed. Omnidirectional bed using the caster-dive wheels also has been developed.

Free Research Field

工学