Abstract: “SMART ROTA CATHEDRA” Is the Latin Name for smart wheelchair. “Rota” Means “Wheel” and “Cathedra” means “chair”. A device and a method for controlling the movements of a smart motorized wheel-chair with different methods are disclosed in this innovation. User can operate wheeled-chair very easily with the four different methods. This smart-wheelchair can be controlled by Touchpad, Smartphone, Hand movement and Push buttons. The user can control the direction of the wheelchair while moving simply by a small movement of the finger on the touchpad. Smart Wheelchair movement can also be controlled by accelerometer present in most Smart phones and Bluetooth wireless technology enabling users to move their wheelchairs by just tilting their Smartphone. By using the flex sensors the movement will be detected and the controller will process the signal and will transmit to the wheel chair for its navigation. And has also a provision for push button for simpler and easy movement. This Smart Wheelchair makes use of a motor driver for driving the motors attached to the wheel chair for the movement of wheel chair and Micro controller.
Keywords: “SMART ROTA CATHEDRA”, Touchpad, Flex sensors, Smartphone, Push Buttons.
Title: SMART ROTA CATHEDRA
Author: Divyani Advani, Lavit Anshani, Kinjal Shah, Tarun Tariyal
International Journal of Electrical and Electronics Research
ISSN 2348-6988 (online)
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