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10Design of Smart Wheelchair with Health Monitoring System

Narendra Babu Alur¹*, Kurapati Poorna Durga¹, Boddu Ganesh¹, Manda Devakaruna¹, Lakkimsetti Nandini¹, A. Praneetha², T. Satyanarayana¹ and K. Girija Sravani³†

¹ Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering, and Engineering, Lakireddy Bali Reddy College of Engineering (Autonomous), Mylavaram, Krishna District, AP, India

² Department of Computer Science Engineering, Lakireddy Bali Reddy College of Engineering (Autonomous), Mylavaram, Krishna District, AP, India

³ Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering, KLEF, Vaddeswaram, Green Fields, Andhra Pradesh, India

Abstract

The human body is precious. Each and every part of our body plays a great role in our life. The absence of any one of them makes our life complex. The life of a handicapped person is vulnerable. Especially the persons with locomotive defects, who depend on others to move from one place to another. To solve this problem, the wheelchair was invented. To push the wheelchair, another person is required. In order to avoid this, the concept of a smart wheelchair is introduced. Using this smart wheelchair, the disabled person can move from one place to other independently. This wheelchair works based on the movements of the person’s head. The person can move the chair on his own just by moving his head in the required direction. An accelerometer sensor senses the head movements of the person and based on that data the chair is moved accordingly. ...