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Modern wheelchair controllers are too complicated for me as well.
QuoteModern wheelchair controllers are too complicated for me as well.I didn't think about using a wheelchair joystick, good idea! Ebay should have a lot of old cheap wheelchairs you can buy and scrap for a joytstick and motor drivers.
that thing is sweetjoysticks aren't confusing, there are some that are just switches with a common ground.if you still want it to be mechanical you can try something like this
just replace the brake cylingers with switches and hook those up to actuators.
Can you take a few pics of your joystick and the wiring on it and upload it here?It shouldn't be too hard to figure it out.Chances are you can just disconnect the motors on the wheelchair, and connect those same wires to the motors that will go on your buggy. Just leave the joystick wiring connected to the motor control electronics alone. Same for the battery (although I suspect it may need more than 6V to work).