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4.6. Practicing Basic Operations
• To go slowly, tilt the joystick slightly.
• To go fast, tilt the joystick further.
• To stop, move the joystick back to original position.
• When you take your hand off the joystick, the joystick re-
turns to the original position, and the wheelchair stops.
• Tilt the joystick in the direction you want to go.
• Move the joystick slowly.
• Familiarize
yourself with the
handling and
performance
characteristics of
backward travel.
• Check behind
you for safety.
• Make turns on a
single spot.
• Practice turning
right and left.
• Practice until you can travel in
the desired direction.
• Learn the feel of speed and
timing when making turns.
• Practice avoiding
obstructions.
• Stop before reaching
the obstruction.
1
In the beginning, adjust the maximum speed to a slow
speed and learn how to use the joystick.
2
With the maximum speed set to a slow speed, learn
the feel of joystick operation.
Basic Operations 1
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Forward and stop
N
Backwards
N
Turns
N
S-shaped curves
4
Adjust the maximum speed to medium and fast speeds, and practice in the same
way.
N
Avoid obstructions
(1) Practice the basic operations on a safe, large, level ground.
3
Try moving in the following manners.
NOTICE
L
If there is an assistant, use caution to prevent colliding into him or her when moving
backward.