Wheelchair Mounted Robotic Arm

Abstract: Wheelchair mounted robotic arm(WMRA) is mainly aimed to meet the needs of mobility impaired persons with limitations of upper extremities and to exceed capabilities of current devices of this type.The entire system consists of two sections, an electric powered wheelchair and a robotic arm mounted on it.The movement of wheelchair and robotic arm is controlled by the user itself with a suitable user interface.Touch screen is used as the user interface. Touch screen has 2 parts one for the wheelchair and other for the robotic arm.The screen will be placed at the handle of the wheelchair. WMRA have the capabilities like grasping an object,opening a door,turning on switch and other activities of daily living. Keywords: WMRA, wheelchair, robotic arm mounted.