While on spring break most of us were looking for someway to hack into the control box. Since we couldn't find any kind of wire to plug into the control box and our computer we tried to find a wiring diagram. We contacted the company that makes the control box but they said that they would not give out wiring diagrams. We found a team from CSUN that did a project in 1991 with the same wheelchair and control box we are using. So we contacted them and asked them to send us the project details. They sent the whole project file to us almost immediately. We got two more control boxes so we gave one to the school Networking teacher and asked him to look at the control box and find out where to put the cable that will connect the wheel chair to a RC controller. Once we have the wheel chair connected to the RC controller it will be easy to connect it to a computer and then let it drive by itself. We are also going to put a car seat on the wheelchair so we can sit on it and test it.

Since the gear broke the minute we put it in the gearbox we decided that we would just buy a whole new gear box. The gear box arrived and we installed it, sort of we tried to install it. The place where the gear box is attached is reversed and the holes where you put the screws are to close together. So now we have three options;1. Send the gearbox back and ask for the right one, 2.Grind down the attachment surfaces and insert a metal plate that is the right size, or 3. take out all the parts of the new gearbox and put them in the old gearbox case. We will probably decide what we will do at our next meeting.

We just put the new gear in and it lasted about thirty seconds so now we have to buy a new on or bring the wheel chair to a wheel chair repair shop. The other problem we had was that the two 12 volt batteries would not charge. But by charging them independantly then charging them together they are ready to go. The only thing missing is the gear. We ordered a electronic computer part that can be connected to a motor and a computer. When it is connected the computer can control the motors actions. The divice isn't as user friendly as we hoped it just came with an exploded diagram of all the parts and electonic board.