10. Safety features
Caterwil GTS Products have safety features to provide maximum safety
during exploitation, transportation and storage.
Table 5. Safety features
Activation of the button turns off the
power supply, which leads to blocking
of the main drives and stopping the
wheelchair
Electromagnetic brake of
main drives
Activated when there is no power
supply to the main drives. Provides
wheelchair parking
Protects against short circuit and
system overload
Emergency stop when
remote control is failed
Automatic stop of the wheelchair when
the control panel is disconnected or
broken
If motors are overloaded systems stops
automatically
In case of break or disconnection of
cables, the wheelchair will stop
automatically and inform the user of
the problem.
Control of the horizontal
position of the
wheelchair
The system monitors the tilt position of
the wheelchair. If the angle is too large,
the wheelchair speed is reduced. At
critical tilt angles the Product stops
completely
Stopping linear actuators
Limit switches are included in the
design of linear actuators. When
reaching the maximum stroke, they turn
off automatically
System checks all the components. If
any component does not work, the
indicators on the remote control will
blink (see Table 6)