ELECTRIC WHEELCHAIR OPERATION APPARATUS AND VEHICLE OPERATION METHOD THEREFOR

• Main Authors: KOSAKA, Yusuke, IZUO, Takashi, SENBA, Yoshiyuki
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 29.11.2018
• Subjects: ARRANGEMENT OR MOUNTING OF PLURAL DIVERSE PRIME-MOVERS INVEHICLES; ARRANGEMENT OR MOUNTING OF PROPULSION UNITS OR OFTRANSMISSIONS IN VEHICLES; ARRANGEMENTS IN CONNECTION WITH COOLING, AIR INTAKE, GASEXHAUST OR FUEL SUPPLY OF PROPULSION UNITS, IN VEHICLES; AUXILIARY DRIVES FOR VEHICLES; CHAIRS FOR DENTISTRY; FUNERAL DEVICES; HUMAN NECESSITIES; HYGIENE; INSTRUMENTATION OR DASHBOARDS FOR VEHICLES; MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; OPERATING TABLES OR CHAIRS; PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORT OR ACCOMODATION FOR PATIENTS; TRANSPORTING; VEHICLES IN GENERAL

An electric wheelchair operation apparatus includes a sliding part disposed in an armrest part, a dial part disposed on a tip side of the armrest part, the dial part configured to be moved together with the sliding part in the vehicle forward/backward direction, and an electric wheelchair drive control unit configured to control a traveling motion of an electric wheelchair by associating the amount of movement of the sliding part and/or the moved position thereof with respect to the reference point in the vehicle forward/backward direction detected by a first sensor with a traveling motion of the electric wheelchair in a forward/backward direction and associating the amount of rotation, the rotational position, and/or the rotational torque of the dial part detected by a second sensor with a turning motion of the electric wheelchair in a left/right direction.