ANDROID BASED APPLICATION FOR WIRELESS CONTROL OF WHEELCHAIR

Archana Hule, Rekha Bandage, Pratik Shah, Rashmi Mahajan

Abstract: The wide spread prevailing loss of limbs is day-to-day scenario due to wars, accidents, age and health problems [2]. A wheelchair monitored with the Android mobile application is developed to help the disabled patients by using application to control the movement of wheelchair in different directions. A help SOS section is incorporated in the application so that incase of any emergency help the person can just enter the number starting with the India country code. The main advantage is to design a wheelchair that will be controlled wirelessly and will be very easy to operate it with no physical efforts [1]. This application will be a boon for many patients who are dependent on wheelchair for their mobility. This project will help the disabled to operate the wheelchair on their own.

Keywords: Android mobile phone, Bluetooth module Wheelchair, Accelerometer, Pic 16F877A Microcontroller, DC Motor.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.15623/ijret.2015.0404072