CA2615084A1 - Programmable actuator controller for power positioning seat or leg support of a wheelchair - Google Patents

Programmable actuator controller for power positioning seat or leg support of a wheelchair Download PDF

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CA2615084A1
CA2615084A1 CA002615084A CA2615084A CA2615084A1 CA 2615084 A1 CA2615084 A1 CA 2615084A1 CA 002615084 A CA002615084 A CA 002615084A CA 2615084 A CA2615084 A CA 2615084A CA 2615084 A1 CA2615084 A1 CA 2615084A1
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Darryl Peters
Ricky J. Mccullar
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Abstract

An actuator controller for operating a selected one of a plurality of known seat and leg support position actuators of a wheelchair comprises: a digital controller; and an actuator driver circuit coupled to the digital controller and capable of driving any one of the plurality of known seat and leg support position actuators, the digital controller programmable with data representative of a selected one of the plurality of known seat and leg support position actuators and operational parameters thereof, and operative to control the actuator driver circuit to drive the selected one of the plurality of known seat and leg support position actuators in accordance with the parameter data.

Claims (20)

1. Actuator controller for operating a selected one of a plurality of known seat and leg support position actuators of a wheelchair, said actuator controller comprising:
a digital controller; and an actuator driver circuit coupled to said digital controller and capable of driving any one of said plurality of known seat and leg support position actuators, said digital controller programmable with data representative of a selected one of said plurality of known seat and leg support position actuators and operational parameters thereof, and operative to control said actuator driver circuit to drive said selected one of said plurality of known seat and leg support position actuators in accordance with said parameter data.
2. The actuator controller of claim 1 wherein the digital controller is operative to receive the data representative of the selected one of said plurality of known seat and leg support position actuators and the operational parameters thereof communicated thereto.
3. The actuator controller of claim 1 including a memory for storing operational parameters of each of said plurality of known seat and leg support position actuators, said stored operational parameters of said memory accessible by said digital controller.
4. The actuator controller of claim 3 including a selector for communicating the data of the selected one of the plurality of known seat and leg support position actuators to the digital controller which is operative to respond to the selection data by controlling the actuator driver circuit to drive the selected position actuator in accordance with the operational parameters thereof accessed from the memory.
5. The actuator controller of claim 4 wherein the selector is programmable with a code representative of the selected one of the plurality of known seat and leg support position actuators; and wherein the digital controller is operative to read said code from the selector and, based on said code, to access the operational parameters of the selected position actuator from the memory for use in controlling the actuator driver circuit.
6. The actuator controller of claim 5 wherein the selector comprises a set of switches coupled to digital inputs of the digital controller for providing a digital code thereto; and wherein the digital controller is operative to read the code provided by the set of switches.
7. The actuator controller of claim 1 including: a position sensor circuit coupled to the digital controller and capable of receiving signals from any one of a plurality of know actuator position sensors and generating a signal representative of the received sensor signal which is readable by the digital controller; and a selector operative to communicate data of a selected one of said plurality of actuator position sensors to said digital controller which is operative to respond to said selection data to render actuator position data from said signal read from the position sensor circuit.
8. Actuator controller for closed-loop controlling one of a seat and leg support position actuator of a wheelchair, said actuator controller comprising:
a digital controller coupleable to a communication bus of said wheelchair and operative to receive a desired actuator position signal from said communication bus;
an actuator driver circuit coupled to said digital controller and responsive to control signals from said digital controller to drive said position actuator; and a position sensor circuit for receiving an actuator position signal from a position sensor of said position actuator, said digital controller operative to read said actuator position signal from the position sensor circuit, said digital controller operative to perform a closed-loop control of said position actuator using said actuator driver circuit based on said desired and read actuator position signals.
9. The actuator controller of claim 8 wherein the wheelchair communication bus comprises a CAN bus.
10. The actuator controller of claim 8 wherein the digital controller is operative in a selected one of a normal mode and a calibration mode in controlling the position actuator.
11. The actuator controller of claim 8 including a current sense circuit monitored by the digital controller for determining an operational status of the position actuator.
12. The actuator controller of claim 8 including a driver protection circuit monitored by the digital controller for protecting the actuator driver circuit against mishaps.
13. The actuator controller of claim 8 including:
a second actuator driver circuit coupled to said digital controller and responsive to control signals from said digital controller to drive a second position actuator; and a second position sensor circuit for receiving an actuator position signal from a second position sensor of said second position actuator, said digital controller operative to read said actuator position signal from the second position sensor circuit, said digital controller operative to receive a desired second actuator position signal for the second position actuator from said communication bus, and operative to perform a closed-loop control of both of the position actuator using said actuator driver circuit based on said desired and read actuator position signals and said second position actuator using said second actuator driver circuit based on said desired and read second actuator position signals.
14. The actuator controller of claim 8 wherein the digital controller is operative to transmit the read actuator position signal over the communication bus.
15. The actuator controller of claim 8 wherein the digital controller is operative to respond to commands received from the communication bus.
16. Wheelchair control system comprising:
a system controller;
a communication bus;
a plurality of actuator controllers, said system controller and said plurality of actuator controllers coupled to said communication bus for transmitting and receiving signals thereover, each actuator controller of said plurality for closed-loop controlling a corresponding one of a plurality of position actuators of the wheelchair, each said actuator controller comprising:
a digital controller coupleable to said communication bus and operative to receive a desired actuator position signal transmitted by said system controller over said communication bus;
an actuator driver circuit coupled to said digital controller and responsive to control signals from said digital controller to drive said corresponding position actuator; and a position sensor circuit for receiving an actuator position signal from a position sensor of said corresponding position actuator, said digital controller operative to read said actuator position signal from the position sensor circuit, said digital controller operative to perform a closed-loop control of said corresponding position actuator using said actuator driver circuit based on said desired and read actuator position signals of said position actuators.
17. The control system of claim 16 wherein the digital controller of each actuator controller is operative to transmit the corresponding read actuator position signal over the communication bus to the system controller.
18. The control system of claim 16 wherein the digital controller of each actuator controller is operative to respond to commands received from the system controller over the communication bus.
19. The control system of claim 18 wherein the digital controller of each actuator controller is operative to transmit the corresponding read actuator position signal over the communication bus to the system controller in response to a command received from the system controller.
20. The control system of claim 16 wherein at least one actuator controller of said plurality is disposed at the position actuator corresponding thereto.
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