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http://dx.doi.org/10.7839/ksfc.2019.16.3.008

A Study on the Wheelchair Storage System Mounted on the Trunk of the Sedan Passenger Car  

Lim, Gu (Department of Mechanical Engineering, Daegu University)
Kim, Young Jae (Department of Construction Machinery Engineering, University of Ulsan)
Kim, Yeoun Ok (Department of Nursing, Sunlin University)
Yang, Soon Yong (Department of Construction Machinery Engineering, University of Ulsan)
Publication Information
Journal of Drive and Control / v.16, no.3, 2019 , pp. 8-15 More about this Journal
Abstract
Wheelchair users experience difficulty when using transportation. This is because wheelchair users must use transportation means together with wheelchairs. Therefore, in this paper, we developed a wheelchair storage system for passenger's car trunk. The mechanism is designed to allow a wheelchair and the device to be housed simultaneously in the narrow space of the trunk of the sedan passenger car. Additionally, this wheelchair storage system has implemented an initial load reduction mechanism that can mechanically reduce the initial load. This wheelchair storage system verified the system's operability through the production of the prototype. This system was actually installed in the trunk of the sedan passenger's car to verify the storage process. The operation and storage process of the wheelchair storage system was been perfectly verified. This wheelchair storage system will help a lot of self-driver or an assistant (female or elderly) who use wheelchairs.
Keywords
Manual Wheelchair; Wheelchair Storage System; Sedan Passenger Car; Sedan Trunk; Load Reduction Mechanism;
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