[Hackability] Cruise Control Circuit for Mobility Scooter on the way!

[Alice Wong]

This is awesome--congrats, Zach!!

Alice

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On Mon, Sep 26, 2016 at 1:48 PM, Zach R <organicunity at hotmail.com> wrote:

> Hey everyone,
>
>   I was awarded the Awesome Foundation SF grant this month for a cool new
> circuit I've been working on for DIY digital cruise control to be installed
> in mobility scooters on the market.  I thought I would share it with you
> all :)
>
>
> http://www.awesomefoundation.org/en/chapters/sf
>
>
> while it is still in the prototyping stage I do have it working in my own
> scooter and have already given it a test run.  This gives the user almost
> complete control over the motor controller and so a LOT of other hacks are
> possible!  Including proximity sensors with beeps (for people with sight
> challenges), mountable motion detection for steering (for people with no or
> limited hand / arm use) and other things!
>
>
> The idea is to sell a hackable kit people can install or hire an
> electrician to install.  Or I could install them for people locally.  I
> know it's a stretch for some to want to do this to their scooter, but for
> some of us it is the difference between leaving the house 1 day a week or 7
> days a week or even at all.  So I think it is worth putting out there for
> people to try :)
>
>
> best wishes,
>
> Zach
>
>
> P.S. Erin, would you mind forwarding this to Marisol for me?  I don't have
> their email and I thought they might enjoy this.
>
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