419 次世代モビリティ機器としての燃料電池搭載車いすの開発(省エネルギー(3),環境保全型エネルギー技術)

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The growing attention to environmental problems, manufacturers to take into consideration the environment requires in their manufacturing activity. With the increase in the aged population, Japan has entered the aged society that calls for the necessity of mobility equipment designed for assisting the elderly. However, the existing electric wheelchairs do not meet the above demand due to lengthy recharging time and unsatisfactory running time. So, we develop power-saving and light-weight next generation wheelchair equipped with a fuel cell system as the new energy source as well as commercialization of operation management system for such a wheelchair. Prototype wheelchair was made according to the test results, and after repeated modification and improvement FC wheelchair was completed. In the process, we surveyed users regarding the wheelchair design and the concept of "progress," had them test drive the wheelchair, and reflected the results in our manufacturing.
2008-07-09