IEEE SIGHT USA provided a seed fund of USD 1237.50 to CARG SIGHT (Bangladesh) of BRAC University for producing and developing a modified torque sensor based electric wheelchair for the physically challenged people. It is to mention that the first version of the electric wheelchair has been tested by doctors, patients and engineers at Centre for Rehabilitation of the Paralyzed (CARP), Savar at the beginning of this year. Based on the feedbacks obtained from CRP personnel, the outcome of the field tests have revealed some necessary modifications require to ensure much more comfortable experience for the disabled people and to improve the performance of the electric wheelchair.
CARGSIGHT (Bangladesh) received this seed fund from IEEE SIGHT USA to develop a standardized electric wheelchair with improved design and other necessary improvements according to the feedbacks provided by doctors and patients working at CRP. CARC is currently working on redesigning and developing a modified electric wheelchair.