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Study on intelligent baby carriage with power assist system and comfortable basket

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In Japan, lightweight and easy-to-fold baby carriages are commonly used because a parent has to hold both the baby and its carriage while ascending or descending a flight of stairs. Since families commuting by private automobiles are increasing, there is a demand for carriages with high functionality. In this study, an intelligent baby carriage equipped with an advanced electro-hybrid power assist system that uses in-wheel-type motors is experimentally developed. This system assists the parent in lifting the carriage onto a sidewalk by detecting the edge of the sidewalk using an ultrasonic distance sensor. The carriage also has the following features: a tilt control system that keeps the basket in a horizontal position even on a slope, and a heartbeat simulator that provides comfort to the baby in the basket by simulating the heartbeat of the parent. The effectiveness of the proposed carriage is confirmed by performing experiments.

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  1. Department of Mechanical Engineering, Kanagawa Institute of Technology, Shimo-ogino 1030, Atsugi, 243-0292, Japan

    Takeshi Kawashima

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Takeshi Kawashima received his doctorate in engineering from Keio University, Japan, in 1986. Dr. Kawashima has been a faculty member at the Kanagawa Institute of Technology in Atsugi, Japan, since 1986, and is currently a Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering. His research interests lie in the field of motion and vibration control for nonlinear systems.

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Kawashima, T. Study on intelligent baby carriage with power assist system and comfortable basket. J Mech Sci Technol 23, 974–979 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12206-009-0324-5

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