Engineering and Technology - Research article
Application of Alber's principle to develop a device supporting wheelchair in stair climbing
- DCSELAB, University of Technology, VNU-HCM
Correspondence to:
Nghin Van Dang,
DCSELAB, University of Technology, VNU-HCM.
Email:
pvphuc@vnuhcm.edu.vn.
Published:
2013-06-30
Abstract
This paper presents developing Alber principle for machine supporting wheelchair in climbing stairs. The designed machine can support wheelchair and disabled people with total weight 80 kg climb up and down most of stairs and with speed 10-15 stairs per minute. Moving wheelchair and disabled people need assistant person who will hold handle and control the machine. The machine is designed with a simple structure, manufactured with low cost and simple controlling. Therefore the machine can be upgraded and manufactured in future.