PARALLEL ALL WHEEL STEERED WHEELCHAIR

Nextek Mobility公司正在追求一种革命性的新转向概念，以生产更灵活的动力轮椅，具有卓越的机动性和稳定性。Nextek开发的这个新概念被称为平行全轮转向（PAWS），并显示出实现这一目标的潜力。第一阶段通过对几个PAWS电动轮椅原型的设计、建造和ANSI/RESNA测试来探索这项技术。第一阶段演示并量化了该技术的潜在好处，并表明该设计可以安全、有效和经济地应用于扩大电动轮椅使用者的能力。虽然第一阶段的结果很有希望，但任何辅助设备的最终设计必须基于用户的评估。第二阶段的目的是将用户输入、该领域专家的工程评估和ANSI/RESNA测试数据整合到设计中。全面的用户研究，加上持续的工程测试和评估，将继续发展PAWS概念，并在商业产品中完善。建议的商业应用：一种更灵活的电动轮椅

Nextek Mobility Corporation is pursuing a revolutionary new steering concept to produce a more agile powered wheelchair with superior maneuverability and stability. This new concept developed by Nextek is called Parallel-All Wheel Steering (PAWS) and has shown the potential to accomplish this goal. Phase I explored this technology with the design, construction, and ANSI/RESNA testing of several PAWS power wheelchair prototypes. Phase I demonstrated and quantified the potential benefits of the technology and showed that the design can be safely, effectively, and economically applied to expand the capabilities of power wheelchair users. Although the phase I results are promising, the ultimate design of any assistive equipment must be based on evaluations from users. Incorporating user input, engineering evaluations from experts in the field, and ANSI/RESNA test data into the design is the purpose of phase II. A comprehensive user study, coupled with continued engineering testing and evaluation will continue the evolution of the PAWS concept and consummate in a commercial product. PROPOSED COMMERCIAL APPLICATIONS: A more maneuverable power wheelchair