Development of Stair Climbing Wheelchair with Leg ^|^amp; Wheel System (2nd Report)

Abstract

The number of lower limb disabled people have lately been increasing because of traffic accidents and aging society. Most of the lower limb disabled people daily live on wheelchairs. Stairs and step are considerable obstades for the people whose living depends upon wheelchairs. Although stair climbable robots have been developed as robots for extreme tasks, they are of large size, and heavy weight, and too forceful for stairs at home or hospitals. Therefore they are not suitable for welfare purpose at home or hospitals This study aims at the development of stairclibing wheelchairwhich offers assistance to the lower limb disabled people. The stair dimbingwheelchairhas been develop edfor welfare purpose. The second report described hou to develop stair climbing mechanism of leg and wheel type wheelchair. This report describes how to succeed in automating stair dimbing by loading new developed measurement system on the stair dimbing wheelchair.