Date of Last Revision
2023-05-02 14:06:56
Date of Expected Graduation
Spring 2015
Abstract
Working with Adaptive Sports Ohio we set out to help individuals with handicaps the ability to play and compete in sports and other athletic activities. Our goal was to create a device that will lift a track wheel chair off the ground so that the athlete in the chair is able to practice without movement. Our design had to be economical, stable, transportable, and allow rotation of the rear tires without causing translational movement of the chair. To accomplish this our group modified a screw jack for a car to support the rear axle of the track wheelchair. We then began the process of testing our design prototype and presented the device to our client.
Research Sponsor
Brett Followay
First Reader
Mary Verstraete
Second Reader
Jim Keszenheimer
Recommended Citation
Kvasnicka, Kyle, "Sports Innovations Track Jack" (2015). Williams Honors College, Honors Research Projects. 119.
https://ideaexchange.uakron.edu/honors_research_projects/119