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구동부 분리형 폴딩 전동휠체어 개발

The Development of Foldable Electric Wheelchair with Separable Power Module

Journal of the Korean Society for Precision Engineering 2018;35(10):1007-1014.
Published online: October 1, 2018

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1 Korea Orthopedics and Rehabilitation Engineering Center, COMWEL

#E-mail: djjang@kcomwel.or.kr, TEL: +82-32-509-5224
• Received: December 28, 2017   • Revised: May 14, 2018   • Accepted: June 19, 2018

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Fig. 1 Folding wheelchair (Goldenmotor), folding chair (Zinger) and folding scooter (Luggie)
Fig. 2 Definition of coordinates of RR dyad
Fig. 3 The design results of 4 - Bar linkage (left : unfolding, right : folding)
Fig. 4 Free body diagram of foldable electric wheelchair for tipover analysis
Fig. 5 Positions of weight center with respect to weight ratio of front and rear wheel (a) 50% of total weight on front wheel (b) 40% of total weight, (c) 30% of total weight
Fig. 6 Stability metric with respect to weight ratio, radius and acceleration. (a) 50% of total weight on front wheel (b) 40% of total weight (c) 30% of total weight
Fig. 7 The exploded view of developed BLDC in-wheel motor for the foldable electric wheelchair
Fig. 8 Velocity level indicator of hand controller (left) and driving velocity calculation algorithm according to the velocity level of the foldable electric wheelchair (right)
Fig. 9 Block diagram of motor drive for foldable electric wheelchair
Fig. 10 The prototype of foldable wheelchair with separable power module (left), folded electric wheelchair and separable power module including battery, in-wheel motor and controller (right)
Fig. 11 Comparison with simulation and experimental driving velocity according to velocity level (maximum velocity)
Fig. 12 Fatigue strength test in accordance with ISO 7176-8 (left) and foldable electric wheelchair loaded in the car trunk (right)
The Development of Foldable Electric Wheelchair with Separable Power Module

Minimal stability measures during rotational region

Weight ratio (F:R) 5:5 4:6 3:7
Radius (m) 1 2 1 2 1 2
Acceleration
(m/s2)
1 0.56 0.63 0.49 0.51 0.22 0.28
2 0.23* 0.25 0.04* 0.08* T/O T/O
3 T/O T/O T/O T/O T/O T/O

Note: T/O means Tip-Over of wheelchair

*means Non-Contact wheel exists during maneuver

F: Front wheel, R: Rear wheel

The specifications of the developed BLDC motor

Input voltage 24 V
Nominal torque 12 Nm
Nominal power 200 W
Nominal current 6 A
Nominal speed 99 rpm
Max. efficiency 68%
Rotor diameter 45.3 mm
Number of poles 12
Weights 5.7 kg
Table 1 Minimal stability measures during rotational region

Note: T/O means Tip-Over of wheelchair

*means Non-Contact wheel exists during maneuver

F: Front wheel, R: Rear wheel

Table 2 The specifications of the developed BLDC motor