A device that will help
people control wheelchairs with their head
Designer: Lewis R
Perez
Abstract
The Head Activated Wheelchair
(HAW) was designed to provide the client better control of
electric wheelchairs. This device replaces expensive
components in electric wheelchair systems with a more
financially feasible and easier to use system, allowing any
user to control the wheelchair with more accuracy and
considerable less physical effort.
The designed system consists of a head array
made of multiple pads located on a support bar around the
user’s head and a digital interface referred to as the “LP
digital interface” which communicates with the original
Wheelchair’s digital box and controller.
The
device is placed over the head of the user and connected to
a digital box on the wheel chair. Once the wheelchair is
turned on, it is ready for use and the client uses his or
her head to control the direction the chair travels.
