Electric Wheelchairs: Making Lives Easier
Electric Wheelchair With the development in technology, the electric power wheelchairs have also seen a drastic improvement; from sling seat to the comfortable padded seats and from lead-acid batteries to powerful batteries. Modern electric wheelchairs are usually composed of two parts; one is the base that contains battery & motor and the other is the seating arrangement that maintains the body posture in the correct way. Advanced portable electric wheelchair these days are equipped with the power tilt, recline systems, and the programmable performance settings. There are mainly three categories of an electric wheelchair; front-wheel drive, mid-wheel drive, and the rear-wheel drive. All three types are used for different needs considering the patients. We will discuss the features and the advantages of all three categories here. Front-Wheel Drive Wheelchair When the wheels are fixed on the front where the driver (user) is seated, then a wheelchair is know...