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The following areas and tasks are available in the "Driving" area:

Practice park

You can move around freely in the practice park and try out different situations such as ramps, inclines and edges. There are no other road users here, such as pedestrians or cars. ​​

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Time Trials

There are a total of four different courses to choose from, which are to be completed as accurately as possible. The courses are given by lines on the ground. The circuits must be completed three times and the time is measured. The focus is less on speed and more on accuracy. Touching or crossing the lines is assessed with additional "penalty time".

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Tasks

In total, there are four activities that train real-life situations and correct behaviour on the road.
✓ Driving in a confined space in a flat
✓ Crossing the road at a crosswalk with pedestrian lights
✓ Cross the road at a crosswalk without pedestrian lights
✓ Crossing the road without a crosswalk

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Free exploration

In free exploration, the city can be explored without activities.

WheelSim offers selected situations relevant to everyday life and learning videos to learn and train the correct behaviour step by step. The learning area is primarily aimed at younger users and people with learning disabilities.

To safely navigate in WheelSim it’s necessary to successfully complete the four tasks in the "driving" area. All the training videos use an easy to follow narrative - for example, how to steer the power wheelchair in the confined space of a flat or how to cross the road correctly at a crossing with pedestrian traffic lights.

Practice makes perfect! Regular practice along with watching the training videos, is rewarded when achievement badges are unlocked.

This is intended to appeal to younger users in particular and motivate them to practice often and for longer.

People of all ages who are to receive or have just received a power wheelchair can learn how to safely operate a power wheelchair on a computer via the virtual world.

Physiotherapists and occupational therapists can use the app for power wheelchair training and also use the app to clarify various questions, e.g. to try out different input devices for control.

WheelSim also supports when assessing driving various in situations and locations. This enables therapists and wheelchair providers to objectively judge an individual’s ability to control a power wheelchair.

Input Devices

WheelSim works with various input devices, such as the keyboard. For optimal use, we recommend alternative mouse input devices or gaming joysticks that allow control that is comparable to real power wheelchairs, e.g. Optima and Ultra joysticks or for a wireless option, the BlueLine Joystick.

Download the WheelSim User Documents