Re: Automatic Wheelchair Turntable

["Frank Olson" <Please-use-the-email-links@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

"Robert Green" <ROBERT_GREEN1963@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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>I just got my Dad a wheelchair van with an electric ramp but we've hit a
> snag.  There's not enough room to turn the wheelchair around inside the
> van.
> If he goes in forward, he has to come out backwards.
>
> I toyed with some automatic guidance systems to make sure the backup
> procedure didn't run him off the ramp, but I don't think that's a wise
> solution.


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Pretty well everything you talked about has been put together here, but I'm
not sure about the weight limitations or basic construction.  I figure you
can probably adapt something from what they have.

http://www.mouthstick.net/desk/desk96a.htm