Month: November 2024

Joystick Control on Toy Car

Our client is 2 years old. She has just got her first powered wheelchair, but it is too big to use in the home or at daycare.

Her family bought a ride-on toy car, similar to one her sibling uses. However, she cannot control the steering wheel and accelerator. The car came with a remote control, but she cannot operate the push buttons.

Tadvic was asked to convert the car to joystick control.

We found the simplest and cheapest way, was to interface a digital joystick to the remote, with the joystick switches (for forward, back, left and right) connected in parallel with the corresponding buttons on the remote. We also added a push button for the speed control on the remote (1,2,3, 1,2,3, etc) and an on/off switch in parallel with the button on the dash, which was out of reach.

The car with joystick connected to the remote.

Over the Moon

Our client uses a powered wheelchair. She arranged a holiday in Japan. 

Tadvic provided a harness to tow her wheeled suitcase behind her wheelchair.

We also provided a means to carry a folding ramp between the wheelchair and her case.

In addition, we modified a commode/shower seat to suit Japanese toilets, that she could also carry.

We provided a hook to carry a water bottle below the arm of her wheelchair.

She was “over the moon”.

(Photo supplied by client)

Finally, a reminder that the Japanese electricity grid is 100v and Australian 240v wheelchair chargers won’t work. We helped her source a suitable 100v to 220v up-convertor after she arrived.

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