Concept of Cost-Effective Power-Assist Wheelchair's Electrical Subsystem

2017 5th IEEE Workshop on Advances in Information, Electronic and Electrical Engineering (AIEEE 2017): Proceedings 2017
Kristaps Vītols, Andrejs Podgornovs

Article provides a concept of electrical subsystem to be used to design a power-assist wheelchair. Concept development is based on analysis of commercial products to provide a more cost-effective solution. Developed concept includes battery pack, charger, drive and propulsion motors. Battery pack is designed to be easily replaceable and chargeable, while motor and drive system is developed to provide maximal energy efficiency.

Keywords
design methodology, batteries, battery management systems, market research, wheelchair, DC motors, motor drive
DOI
10.1109/AIEEE.2017.8270563
Hyperlink
https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/8270563

Vītols, K., Podgornovs, A. Concept of Cost-Effective Power-Assist Wheelchair's Electrical Subsystem. In: 2017 5th IEEE Workshop on Advances in Information, Electronic and Electrical Engineering (AIEEE 2017): Proceedings, Latvia, Riga, 24-25 November, 2017. Piscataway: IEEE, 2017, pp.1-4. ISBN 978-1-5386-4138-5. e-ISBN 978-1-5386-4137-8. Available from: doi:10.1109/AIEEE.2017.8270563

Publication language
English (en)