Hence, these patients are considered as burden to their family members (Coco et al., 2005 Zarit, Reever, & Bach-Peterson, 1980). These patients lose their muscular activity very rapidly, which results in the total body paralysis, inability in speech formation, swallowing and respiratory failure (Simmons, 2005). Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), spinal cord injuries, multiple sclerosis, paraplegia and quadriplegia) become heavily dependent on the family members. Patients suffering from neurodegenerative diseases (e.g.

Due to these reasons, most of the people find it difficult to arrange time for their health and well-being activities. In the current day world, there is a dramatic increase in the job, family and social commitments of the people. However, for shorter distances, Bluetooth technology may be used for cost-effective implementation. But the implementation of Xbee communication protocol is economic. Both Xbee and Wi-Fi technology based control systems were able to guide the robotic vehicle through the corridor. The control systems were tested in an L-shaped corridor for identifying the suitable wireless communication protocol to efficiently guide the robotic vehicle through a scheduled navigational pathway. Ultrasonic sensors and infrared sensors were integrated with the robotic vehicle for obstacle and pothole detection, respectively. A robotic vehicle was used as an electric-powered wheelchair prototype. Further, Android application based control systems were developed using Bluetooth and Wi-Fi protocols. Mechanical switch based control systems were initially designed using Xbee and Bluetooth protocols. AbstractIn this study, multiple control systems were developed using commonly used wireless communication protocols like Bluetooth, Xbee, and Wi-Fi.

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