There is a wide variety of control interfaces available for power wheelchairs. The main objective is that people with all different sorts and grades of disabilities can control a wheelchair by themselves in a simple manner.
Within these control interfaces, there are two different types: proportional and non-proportional controls.
by Guest Blogger Michelle L. Lange, OTR/L, ABDA, ATP/SMS
Road Compensation automatically slows down the speed of the wheelchair when uneven surfaces are detected. It then resumes speed, once more level surfaces are encountered.
There is no universal protocol for power wheelchairs. Often, alternative controls are made for a single model or brand.
At mo-vis, we are faced with this reality too. However, we try to be as 'universal' as possible.