PALLAKAD: Six final year B.Tech students of NSS
Engineering College, Pallakad, as part of their final year project, have designed a
wheelchair which is controlled by sound.
This wheelchair moves forward, backward and sideways following voice command from the person sitting on it. A bicycle iron frame forms the basis of this
innovative wheelchair.
It is made in a cost-effective manner and is quite affordable. The wheelchair with car's viper motor costs around Rs 8,000. The same wheelchair with a better motor and other utility systems can be made within a budget of Rs 10,000.
The wheelchair can bear a maximum body mass of 75kg. The sound command is transferred via a small chip called 'voice module' which is attached to the wheelchair's micro controller.
The innovation could be used for patients in hospitals and other health care centers.
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