TITLE:
Wireless Head Gesture Controlled Robotic Wheel Chair for Physically Disable Persons
AUTHORS:
Shadman Mahmood Khan Pathan, Wasif Ahmed, Md. Masud Rana, Md. Shahjalal Tasin, Faisul Islam, Anika Sultana
KEYWORDS:
Head Gesture, Wheel Chair, Arduino, Motor Driver, Joystick Module
JOURNAL NAME:
Journal of Sensor Technology,
Vol.10 No.4,
December
31,
2020
ABSTRACT: A robotic wheelchair is assumed to be capable
of doing tasks like navigation, obstacle detection, etc. using sensors and intelligence. The
initial part of the work was development of a cap controlled wheelchair to test
and verify the gesture operation. Following that, a real time operating wheelchair was
developed consisting of mode changing option between joystick control mode and
head gesture control mode as per as the user’s requirement. The wheelchair
consists of MPU6050 sensor, joystick module, RF module, battery, dc motor,
toggle switch and Arduino. The movement of the head is detected by MPU6050 and
the signal is transmitted to the microcontroller. Then the signal is processed
by controller and motion of wheelchair is enabled for navigation. The
wheelchair was capable of moving left, right, forward and backward direction.
The speed of the wheelchair was 4.8 km/h when tested. Design objective of the
wheelchair included cost effectiveness without compromising safety, flexibility
and mobility for the users.