OR - how's this for a stupid idea-
just set the decceleration so slow that the controller doesn't have time to
stop on changing from suck to blow.
I'd be interested to know whether this is really as stupid as it sounds!
Barry Taylor, Clinical Scientist
Bioengineering Department
Tulley Medical Physics Building, Hull Royal Infirmary
Anlaby Road, Hull HU3 2JZ
Tel 01482 675928, fax 01482 675750
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> From: Taylor, Barry
> Sent: 11 September 2002 13:31
> To: 'A discussion list for Assistive Technology professionals.'
> Subject: RE: sip and puff problem
>
> Gary
> I'm not sure if it is still produced but the Dudley breath control uses
> two tubes, left, right & both for forward. Suck does the reverse.
>
> Having thought for a second, this probably means you need some logic to
> convert it to the signals that the DX needs or perhaps the Wisedx or the
> click & go could cope. Does anyone know ?
>
> Barry Taylor, Clinical Scientist
> Bioengineering Department
> Tulley Medical Physics Building, Hull Royal Infirmary
> Anlaby Road, Hull HU3 2JZ
> Tel 01482 675928, fax 01482 675750
>
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> From: Gary Williams[SMTP:[log in to unmask]]
> Reply To: A discussion list for Assistive Technology professionals.
> Sent: 11 September 2002 11:40
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: sip and puff problem
>
> 2 years ago I was involved in the setting up of a DX system on a Balder
> powerchair, the user drives, raises and tilts the chair, and uses an
> environmental control system via. a sip and puff switch with an
> additional buddy button head switch.
> He has used this system successfully, but has one problem. If the chair
> veers to the right when he is traveling forwards he can change from a
> hard blow to a soft blow and back again momentarily to correct the veer,
> but if the chair veers to his left he needs to change from a blow to a
> suck, this causes the chair to stop. Has anyone ever encountered this
> problem? Do you know of a solution?
> I have discussed this with Patrick Callaghan @ D.C.L. but they do not
> have a solution.
>
> Gary Williams
> Rehab. Eng.
> Wirral wheelchair centre
> St. Catherines hospital
> Derby Rd.
> Birkenhead
> Merseyside
> CH41 0LQ
>
> Tel 0151 604 7261
> or 07733 225606
> e-mail [log in to unmask]
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