GIAN DELEONTIMOTHY JONES

CHRISTOPHER MARTINADVISOR/SPONSOR: DR. STAPLETON

2.2 Sensor Glove Controller

Background and Motivation

Basic Idea: combine sensor technologies with alternative ways of controlling a wheelchair

Most, if not all, wheelchairs on the market are limited to joystick controls.

Project Overview

Goal: build and program a sensor glove to control a miniature wheelchair

Glove Overview

4 flex sensors in fingers

Accelerometer on top of hand

Communicates with chair via Bluetooth

Glove Prototype

Meant to look more ergonomic

Thumbless design allowed for ambidextrous controller

Complications with construction led to discarding this version of the glove

Chair Overview

Board connected to servo motors

Moves based on information input from glove

Communicates with glove via Bluetooth

Planned Ambidextrous Glove Prototype

Meant to look more ergonomic

Thumbless design allowed for ambidextrous controller

Complications with construction led to discarding this version of the glove

Planned User Interface

A user interface was considered as an add-on to our original project. The user would be able to program their own hand gesture commands and map them to chair movements.

The idea was cut due to time constraints and complications with construction of the ambidextrous glove prototype.