Electric Wheelchair Controller

I'm building a tank-like robot, and i'm buying a pair of wheelchair motors. I was wondering if these motors require the motor controller that was originally on the wheelchair? I'm going to buy some controllers for the tank (that control the flow of electricity from an input signal given by the remote). Would these controllers need to be linked through the original controller or just to the motors?

It depends what you want to achieve.
For sure the motor controllers provide a great deal of things you want, but reverse engineered-it to modify it for your goal may be quite a challenge.
It’s like asking do you need a transmission on a car.
There are many vehicles like lawn mowers and tractors that do not have a transmission!

Hope this properly answers your question


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2009-07-31 14:17:41 by bradster1200

Demonstration of an electric wheelchair under control of an Emotiv EEG/EMG headset. The control system developed by Cuitech, detects when the user ...

Elderly mother has accidentally frayed the wires leading to the VSI controller on her electric wheelchair (Jazzy ATF) and I am looking for that vsi controller joystick. Would prefer to get one used but also would like to find a place that sells new ones....need one in good working condition. OR would like to find someone who can fix it at a reasonable cost. OR someone who donates electric wheelchairs.

Try e-bay or craigslist.

2006-10-02 08:13:52 by Jen S

I acquired (for Free) a Merits MP3W Electric Wheelchair, 350 lbs cap. It's in Great shape but been sitting for a couple of years in a garage. I plugged in its charger to charge the batteries and after several hours the chargers Green Light came on signaling the batterys are fully charged. I engaged the rear wheels to run from the hand controller. I pressed the on buttom and the Yellow-Red-Green lights flash back and forth for 10 times and then shut off. Is there a sequence of pressing the ON Button i.e. pressing it twice or three times, to get the controller to work the rear wheels. If I press the ON Button and Horn Buttom the 3 Yellow lights stay on but still no movement of the rear wheels when the toggle lever on the controller is moved. The Horn Button does beep though. Could the batteries be toooooo old and can't produce enough charge to move the chair or maybe the magneto motors inerdurds are corroded from setting and can't turn over. Looks like a "hauling it" to the dealership for a look-see. I hope it's something I'm not doing to initiate the controller. Thanks for looking at my questions. Happy Wheeling,,,,,, JACK*

Most modern electric wheelchairs have an immobilizer integrated. It'll be something along the lines of 'up, down, left, right, down, up' and will engage the rear wheels again. The function is so that you can leave the chair outside an inaccessible shop or when you get on a funfair ride or something, and nobody can steal your chair unless they know the sequence.

The sequence will be different on each chair so before you take it to the dealership or call them out to you it could be worth calling and asking them what the sequence is for this particular model.

If that doesn't work, take a quick look under thechair and round where there might be any cables. There is a chance that while in storage some mouse decided to have a nibble. Depending on the damage it could be repairable at home or you might need the dealership.

I hope that sequence is all the problem is, otherwise it sounds like you might need to take it to the dealership.

2009-06-12 17:44:41 by JACK*

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I have electric wheelchair. A hooveround. I move around by moving the joystick on arm of the chair. There are time where it would usefull to control the chair while I'm not in it. For example when I go to bed the chair is right next to the bed. I would rather move it into a corner. So I would need a unit of servos etc that I could place over the existing joystick and have a RC controller joystick that as I moved it would mimic my left right top bottom actions. I hope this makes sense. If anyone has any ideas please let me know.

It is a very interesting idea. If you are good at electronics, I may be able use the motors from a RC car.

2006-05-17 12:21:58 by T2427537

The Motors are large 12 Volt motors from an electric wheelchair, I'd like to use them for a motorized project, but i need to know the amperage to get a speed controller that will work for the project

Connect 12 volts through an ammeter.

Or read the nameplate on the motor, that usually has a current or wattage number.

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2009-01-17 15:35:44 by William K