I think the most important part will be the user interface, not the implementation. Take the time to figure out what is most comfortable before moving forward. Assume that anything is possible (at(in?) first).
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Originally Posted by Tom Line
Foot steering could be accomplished by using a turntable (torsion spring return to center) that you put your foot and twist to turn, and having an absolute encoder or potentiometer give the feedback to a control system that controls the electric motor.
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I've seen this done "in real life". One of our patients who had had both arms amputated drove his car this way. One foot for gas / brakes. One foot for steering with a turn table. Not sure what the linkage was.
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11-06-2010, 18:15
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