Clever encoder enables precision wheelchair
From: Medical Design - 05/10/2012 - page 17
By: Rainer Russ

When German wheelchair market leader Alber set out to develop a
high-performance product, it recognized the need for a high-efficiency motor
to reduce power consumption and downsize battery weight. 

Read the entire article at:
http://medicaldesign.com/Motion-Control-Clever-encoder-enables-precision-wheelchair/index.html

Links:
Alber
http://www.alber.de/en/home.html

Viamobil V25 wheelchair
http://www.alber.de/en/products/wheelchair-pushbrake-viamobil.html

Avago Technologies
http://www.avagotech.com

Avago Technologies AEDT-9340 6-Channel Commutation Encoder
http://www.avagotech.com/pages/en/motion_control_encoder_products/incremental_encoders/transmissive_encoders/aedt-9340-b00/