Abstract-Electric Powered Wheelchair (EPW) is a special Electric Vehicle (EV).It is used by senior citizens, handicapped, disabled, people with mobility impairment or people who have health complaints. Therefore, it is not always safe to use an EPW independently as users are more subject to fatigue, weakness and emergency situations. Due to the special needs of EPW drivers/users, the design of the EPW and its controlling system should fulfill their requirements. This paper proposes a new design for EPW which is suitable for Malaysian community needs. The design takes in consideration the easiness of the independent use, the price reduction and the flexibility in changing the controlling method. A smartphone is used as an add-on controlling option besides to the normal joystick. A health monitoring system which implements Internet of Things (IoT) features is also presented as an add-on device. The EPW system is designed to be extendable and accepts other add-on devices. The system is tested in real modes and it is validated as a realtime system.
Autonomous vehicles are one of the promising solutions to reduce traffic crashes and improve mobility and traffic system. An autonomous vehicle is preferable because it helps in reducing the need for redesigning the infrastructure and because it improves the vehicle power efficiency in terms of cost and time taken to reach the destination. Autonomous vehicles can be divided into 3 types: Aerial vehicles, ground vehicles and underwater vehicles. General, four basic subsystems are integrated to enable a vehicle to move by itself which are: Position identifying and navigation system, surrounding environment situation analysis system, motion planning system and trajectory control system. In this paper, a review on autonomous vehicles and their related technological applications is presented to highlight the aspects of this industry as a part of industry 4.0 concept. Moreover, the paper discusses the best autonomous driving systems to be applied on our wheelchair project which aims at converting a manual wheelchair to a smart electric wheelchair
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