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10.
Safety features
Caterwil GTS
Product
s have safety features to provide maximum safety
during exploitation, transportation and storage.
Table 5.
Safety features
№
Safety feature
Notes
1
Emergency stop button
Activation of the button turns off the
power supply, which leads to blocking
of the main drives and stopping the
wheelchair
2
Electromagnetic brake of
main drives
Activated when there is no power
supply to the main drives. Provides
wheelchair parking
3
Circuit-breaker 63A
Protects against short circuit and
system overload
4
Battery indicator
Monitors battery level
5
Emergency stop when
remote control is failed
Automatic stop of the wheelchair when
the control panel is disconnected or
broken
6
Motors load control
If motors are overloaded systems stops
automatically
7
Monitor of contact
In case of break or disconnection of
cables, the wheelchair will stop
automatically and inform the user of
the problem.
8
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
9
Stopping linear actuators
Limit switches are included in the
design of linear actuators. When
reaching the maximum stroke, they turn
off automatically
10
Self-diagnostic system
System checks all the components. If
any component does not work, the
indicators on the remote control will
blink (see Table 6)
