Ghost AppWheelchair Ghost is an android phone app to remote control wheelchairs.
You can have the app and source code for free. There's download links below.Wheelchair Ghost HistoryThere's only one Wheelchair Ghost. It may take a while, but your chair will be haunted.
The ghost has haunted wheelchairs since the 1863 Battle of Gettysburg. Also, the ghost is quirky. It only says "MO," never "BOO." Nobody is scared by "MO"
Nothing more is known for certain, but there are beliefs about the ghost. After your chair is haunted check the armrest for lipstick prints. It's believed the Wheelchair Ghost is a woman. Lipstick wasn't worn by men in those armies.
Only one woman died on the battlefied at Gettysburg. The soldiers called her Modacious Delight. Her real name is unknown. She was part of a traveling troupe of women who set up a tent nearby, wherever the army made camp. Each evening there was a red lantern set aglow outside the troupe's tent.
It's rumored that Modacious Delight was celebrating after a busy night, before the big battle. She drank two large bottles of rum and wandered onto the battlefield... believing it was a fireworks display. A sad end for Mo. Her friends called her Mo.
Some will argue that Mo is not the Wheelchair Ghost, suggesting she wouldn't use her own name to scare people. It's possible the Ghost is actually a young soldier named Randy Daniels, a horny kid in love with Mo. Randy, it's claimed, is still searching for his lost love, Modacious Delight.
Most everyone accepts that Mo is still swilling rum so there's no telling what she might do... or is Randy Daniels wearing lipstick? The world will never know. The passage of time only raises mo questions, mo mystery and mo intrigue.NOTICEI'm not saying nobody should try this, but I'm also not saying anyone should try it. You can get moderately capable helpers if you don't have the physical ability... but the tech bits could be a serious problem.
I offer this warning so you know going in... that it might take a very long time to accomplish unless you've got robotics and computer programming in your background. Study it for a long time to learn what it takes, before jumping into this pimp.The ghost is an Android App which uses bluetooth hardware connected to the wheelchair. The app and hardware allow remote control of a wheelchair. Sure it's fun, but also much more than just fun. Watch the videos for examples of both... fun and practical uses of remote control for your wheelchair. (sorry, the videos aren't here yet)You can have the app for free and do whatever makes you happy, or unhappy if that's your thing...
"I am not trying to seduce you" but you could program the Wheelchair Ghost to make your wheelchair dance to this song with nobody near it.
Download the Ghost Android app
It's time to learn if you don't know how to install Android apps from apk files. The internet shall provide all the information you need. The app is not adaptive, it may not fit your screen size. It's made for my phone with a screen that's 1080 x 2400.
Download the Ghost source code
To edit the ghost app source code you will need to install Android Studio. It's free. Unzip the source code and open with Android Studio. If you don't know computer programming and don't understand those two instructions, then it's once again time to start learning or use the app without editing. But you could customize it to do whatever you want your wheelchair to do. You could even get rid of my stupid ghost theme.Big picture of the relay board. It must be this exact board to work with the app. To use any other board you will have to edit the app source code.
Relay board on Amazon.comTry this link if you don't like the link above, or if it didn't work.Relay wiring schematic. Click for a big picture.
Add details about the function of the relays and wiring.It took a bunch more junk to install the relay board on the chair and get it connected to the R-Net control system.Big picture of the project box to mount the relay board.
Waterproof Plastic Project Box ABS IP65 Electrical Junction Box Enclosure Black 7.87 x 4.72 x 2.95 inch (200 x 120 x 75mm)Big picture of the aluminum sheet. This was very carefully cut and drilled to make a mounting plate for the relay board. It came from the local hardware store.Big picture of the standoffs. I used these to mount the relay board to an alluminum plate inside of a plastic box on the back of the wheelchair seat. Mounting also required nylon screws and washers which came from a good hardware store.
50pcs Brass Hex Standoff Spacer Screws Hex Stud 4#-40 6+6mm (with 50 Nuts)Try this search if the Amazon listing is no longer available.Big picture of the 1/8" phono cords. It took three of these cords. I picked these because they looked like high quality cords, and they were the right length.
Phono cords on Amazon.comBig picture of the 1/8" phono sockets. Three of these are mounted in the bottom of the project box.
Phono sockets on Amazon.comBig picture of the DC power cord. This cord supplies 12 volts DC to the project box.
DC 12 volt power cord on Amazon.comBig picture of the DC sockets. This is mounted in the bottom of the project box to connect the cable that supplies 12 volts DC to the relay board.
DC 12 volt socket on Amazon.comBig picture of the DB9 cable. This cable connects the relay board to the R-Net control system. Be careful not to get a "null" cable. Two wires are swapped on null cables so it would require different wiring to the relay board.
DB9 cable on Amazon.comBig picture of the DB9 connector. This is mounted in the bottom of the project box to connect the cable that comes from the R-Net control system.
DB9 connector on Amazon.com
The ghost is an Android App which uses bluetooth hardware connected to the wheelchair. The app and hardware allow remote control of a wheelchair. Sure it's fun, but also much more than just fun. Watch the videos for examples of both... fun and practical uses of remote control for your wheelchair. (sorry, the videos aren't here yet)
Big picture of the relay board. It must be this exact board to work with the app. To use any other board you will have to edit the app source code.
Relay board on Amazon.com
Try this link if you don't like the link above, or if it didn't work.
Relay wiring schematic. Click for a big picture.
Add details about the function of the relays and wiring.
Big picture of the project box to mount the relay board.
Waterproof Plastic Project Box ABS IP65 Electrical Junction Box Enclosure Black 7.87 x 4.72 x 2.95 inch (200 x 120 x 75mm)
Big picture of the aluminum sheet. This was very carefully cut and drilled to make a mounting plate for the relay board. It came from the local hardware store.
Big picture of the standoffs. I used these to mount the relay board to an alluminum plate inside of a plastic box on the back of the wheelchair seat. Mounting also required nylon screws and washers which came from a good hardware store.
50pcs Brass Hex Standoff Spacer Screws Hex Stud 4#-40 6+6mm (with 50 Nuts)
Try this search if the Amazon listing is no longer available.
Big picture of the 1/8" phono cords. It took three of these cords. I picked these because they looked like high quality cords, and they were the right length.
Phono cords on Amazon.com
Big picture of the 1/8" phono sockets. Three of these are mounted in the bottom of the project box.
Phono sockets on Amazon.com
Big picture of the DC power cord. This cord supplies 12 volts DC to the project box.
DC 12 volt power cord on Amazon.com
Big picture of the DC sockets. This is mounted in the bottom of the project box to connect the cable that supplies 12 volts DC to the relay board.
DC 12 volt socket on Amazon.com
Big picture of the DB9 cable. This cable connects the relay board to the R-Net control system. Be careful not to get a "null" cable. Two wires are swapped on null cables so it would require different wiring to the relay board.
DB9 cable on Amazon.com
Big picture of the DB9 connector. This is mounted in the bottom of the project box to connect the cable that comes from the R-Net control system.
DB9 connector on Amazon.com