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<blockquote data-quote="RandyDSok" data-source="post: 177733" data-attributes="member: 201">It's probably be easier to adapt a 2-3 channel radio made for ground RC use to suit your needs than to design something that interfaces a wheelchair's joystick to the radio. It'd be relatively easy to find someone to create a ball that would screw onto the radio joystick, then you'd only need to concern yourself with increasing the spring tension you'd need to help maintain some muscle control. If you tried it the way I believe you are thinking, then you have the additional work of adapting electronics over that were not made for that type of control that an RC radio has... ie proportional controls like all RC radios and receivers are made to work with. I wouldn't be surprised if that also would require designing some electronics as well as programming them so they'd work properly.I'd suggest talking to a wheelchair tech or specialist about it. There are probably few in RC hobby that have attempted this but no doubt someone in the wheelchair industry has in order to do something just like you are thinking about.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="RandyDSok, post: 177733, member: 201"] It's probably be easier to adapt a 2-3 channel radio made for ground RC use to suit your needs than to design something that interfaces a wheelchair's joystick to the radio. It'd be relatively easy to find someone to create a ball that would screw onto the radio joystick, then you'd only need to concern yourself with increasing the spring tension you'd need to help maintain some muscle control. If you tried it the way I believe you are thinking, then you have the additional work of adapting electronics over that were not made for that type of control that an RC radio has... ie proportional controls like all RC radios and receivers are made to work with. I wouldn't be surprised if that also would require designing some electronics as well as programming them so they'd work properly. I'd suggest talking to a wheelchair tech or specialist about it. There are probably few in RC hobby that have attempted this but no doubt someone in the wheelchair industry has in order to do something just like you are thinking about. [/QUOTE]

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