What is ISO 7176-14 - Electrically powered wheelchairs and scooters test methods about?
ISO 7176-14 is an international organization for standardization that specifies requirements and associated test methods for the power, and control systems of electrically powered wheelchairs and scooters. ISO 7176-14 sets safety and performance requirements that apply during normal use and some conditions of abuse and failure. ISO 7176-14 also specifies methods of measurement of the forces necessary to operate controls and sets limits on the forces needed for some operations.
ISO 7176-14 is applicable to electrically powered wheelchairs and scooters with a maximum speed no greater than 15 km/h intended to provide indoor and/or outdoor mobility for one disabled person whose mass lies in the range specified in ISO 7176-11.
Who is ISO 7176-14 - Electrically powered wheelchairs and scooters test methods for?
ISO 7176-14 on electrically powered wheelchairs and scooters test methods is useful for:
- Wheelchair and scooter manufacturers/suplliers
- Patient transport department
- Testing and inspection facilities
- Mobility aids testing
- The medical industry
- The motor industry
Why should you use ISO 7176-14 - Electrically powered wheelchairs and scooters test methods?
Electronic control systems in electric powered wheelchairs and scooters are critical for the safety,
functionality and reliability of the vehicle. ISO 7176-14 provides its users with some wheelchair tests that are conducted on an inclined test plane. The intention of these tests is not to evaluate the performance of a wheelchair at the maximum gradient on which it is capable of operating. Instead, the objective of ISO 7176-14 is to reveal any changes in the wheelchair’s behaviour that might occur under fault conditions, and these changes are more readily discovered when it is operated on a slope.
Using ISO 7176-14 guidelines ensures safety and protection, quality assurance, reliability, and durability for usage by its users.
What’s changed since the last update?
BS ISO 7176-14:2022 supersedes ISO 7176-14:2008, which is withdrawn.
BS ISO 7176-14:2022 includes some technical changes with respect to ISO 7176-14:2008. These include addition of provisions on the following:
- Wireless communication technology
- Thermal drive test
- Occupant operable battery isolation switch
- Battery chemistries other than lead-acid