Automated E-Chair Controlled Using Hand Gesture and Smartphone Application

Abstract

Persons with Disability (PWD) face problems moving unaided so they use the wheelchair. The researchers’ aimed to develop “Automated E-Chair Controlled using Hand Gesture and Smartphone Application” to help orthopedic PWD’s move independently. It is significant to PWDs, patients, caretakers, hospitals, the government, and future researchers. For methodology, data gathering, interview, survey, and Agile model was used. Arduino microcontroller-based embedded system to control the wheelchair’s motion using hand gestures and Smartphone Application was developed using MIT software. 5 IT Experts, 5 Clinical Instructors, 5 PWDs and 35 End-users evaluated it using Five-point Likert Scale based from ISO 9126. Overall Weighted Performance Evaluation of Respondents was a mean of 4.12, End Users’ evaluation 4.28, IT Experts’ Evaluation 4.0, Clinical Instructors’ and PWD’s evaluation 4.1. All marks were Very Acceptable. We recommend its implementation subject to service and maintenance issues for user satisfaction being considered, as well as clinicians proposed practices on wheelchair prescription and use.