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Design of Indoor Electric Moving and Lifting Wheelchair with Minimum Rotation Radius and Obstacle Overcoming

최소 회전반경 및 장애물 극복형 실내 전동 이·승강 휠체어의 설계

  • Received : 2019.08.23
  • Accepted : 2019.10.04
  • Published : 2019.10.31

Abstract

In this paper, a minimum rotation radius was designed and fabricated to overcome the threshold so that elderly or disabled people who have difficulty moving can move and transfer safely and conveniently in a narrow room. In the indoor environment, where the sedentary culture develops, this study aimed to provide convenience for passengers with fracture diseases, geriatric diseases, and other knee and waist diseases. First, links, seats, armrests, covers, motors, batteries, chargers, controllers, etc. were attached to the frame so that they could be moved and lifted indoors. The product design and structure were designed considering the user's environment and physical characteristics, and IoT functions were added. A driving experiment was performed to confirm the operating performance of the manufactured indoor moving and lifting wheelchair. The performance tests, such as continuous running time, turning radius, maximum actuator load, maximum lift height, sound pressure level, minimum sensing distance of the driving aid sensor, interworking of server and app programs, device compatibility, and duty cycle error rate, were performed. As a result of the test, the built-in wheelchair could achieve the performance test target of each item and operate successfully.

최근 고령인구의 증가로 인해 실내 외에서 고령자들이 편리하게 생활할 수 있는 다양한 재활복지기기에 대한 관심이 증가하고 있다. 본 논문에서는 거동이 불편한 노인 또는 장애인들 스스로가 좁은 실내에서 안전하고 편리하게 이동과 이승이 가능하도록 최소 회전반경과 문턱 극복을 포함하여 설계 제작하였다. 좌식문화가 발전한 실내 환경에서 골절질환, 노인질환 및 기타 무릎, 허리질환을 가진 사용자의 이승 편의성을 제공하고자 하였다. 먼저 실내에서 이 승강이 가능하도록 프레임에 기본적으로 링크, 시트, 암레스트, 커버, 모터, 감속기, 배터리, 충전기, 센서, 컨트롤러 기구물 등을 부착하였다. 사용자의 환경과 신체적 특징을 고려하여 제품 디자인과 구조물을 설계하였으며, 고령자 또는 장애인이 실내에서 일상생활을 지원할 수 있도록 IoT 기능을 추가하였다. 제작된 실내 이 승강 휠체어의 동작성능을 확인하기 위해 구동실험을 수행하였다. 연속 주행시간, 회전반경, 액추에이터 최대부하, 최대 승강 높이, 음압레벨, 운행 보조센서 센싱 최소거리, 서버 및 앱 프로그램 상호 연동과 기기호환성, 듀티 사이클 오차율 시험성능 테스트를 수행하였다. 시험결과, 제작된 휠체어는 각 항목의 성능시험 목표 값을 달성하였으며, 성공적으로 작동하는 것으로 나타났다.

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