PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a motorization unit for a manual vehicle that can easily travel on a step, a control method for a motorization unit for a manual vehicle, an electrically driven wheelchair, and a control method for an electrically driven wheelchair.SOLUTION: A motorization unit 2 for a manual vehicle includes: a body part 200 that can be attached to an attachment part 211 of a manual vehicle (manual wheelchair 1) having a rear wheel 13, a front wheel 14, and the attachment part 211 and a driving wheel 21 provided to the body part 200 behind the rear wheel 13 of the manual vehicle (manual wheelchair 1). The body part 200 changes a distance between the rear wheel 13 and the driving wheel 21 in a straight advance direction of the manual vehicle (manual wheelchair 1), and applies force to the attachment part 211 by the driving force of the driving wheel 21.COPYRIGHT: (C)2016,JPO&INPIT【課題】段差の踏破が容易な手動車両の電動化ユニット、手動車両の電動化ユニットの制御方法、電動車いす及び電動車いすの制御方法を提供すること。【解決手段】手動車両の電動化ユニット2は、後輪13と、前輪14と、取付部211と、を有する手動車両(手動車いす1)の、取付部211に取り付け可能な本体部200と、本体部200に設けられ、後輪13よりも手動車両(手動車いす1)の後方に設けられた駆動輪21と、を備え、本体部200は、手動車両(手動車いす1)の直進方向における後輪13と駆動輪21との間の距離を変更して、駆動輪21の駆動力によって取付部211に力を加える。【選択図】図5
