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Development Diary of an Electric Wheelchair Model

November 2001, Koichi Hirata and Hiroaki Sakakibara



June 6, 2001
The model on a scale of 1/4. It has diameter of rear tires of 110 mm, and diameter of front tires of 55 mm. We decided gears and location of motors and the gears.
June 22, 2001
Plans have almost been completed. Then, we have started to make the model wheelchair.

June 26, 2001
We can look the feature of the model wheelchair. It will be completed after a few effort.


June 27, 2001
The model wheelchair is almost completed. But we have not made a micro-computer system for pulse motors yet. So the model has not ran yet.

July 4, 2001
The micro-computer system for pulse motors is completed. The model wheelchair can run at last.


July 9, 2001
We made anothor micro-computer system, which is used for control the pulse motor drivers. The model wheelchair will run on our program.

October 30, 2001
Mr. Sakakibara is in trouble for the microcomputer system.


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