College
College of Engineering and Polymer Science
Date of Last Revision
2023-05-04 10:40:38
Major
Biomedical Engineering
Honors Course
4800:491, 4800:492
Number of Credits
4
Degree Name
Bachelor of Science
Date of Expected Graduation
Winter 2020
Abstract
The natural environment poses a significant number of obstacles and dynamic settings that makes mobility difficult for those with physical and mobility impairments. To approach this problem, a suspension was designed using inspiration from the early Mars rovers developed by NASA for traversing the varied Martian landscape. The course of the project followed the direction of a start-up through problem identification, early design generation and review, and final design production. The project outcome, through client request and proven market research, aimed to produce a multi-terrain wheelchair. The final product is a kinematic body with mobile front “legs” and a rotational degree of freedom between the two supporting halves, allowing for uneven terrain changes between the two sides and for overcoming step height obstacles. A linkage suspension system was designed to create mobility in the basic design and another suspension piece was created in order to provide payload or patient stability on the product. The final project outcome delivered a 3D modeled package of components and assemblies as well as basic material strength analysis to verify design strength and support qualifications before physical assembly.
Research Sponsor
Dr. Henry Astley
First Reader
Colleen Unsworth
Second Reader
Dr. Adel Alhalawani
Honors Faculty Advisor
Dr. James Keszenheimer
Recommended Citation
Kemp, Colton; Nicoll, Daniel; Suleiman, Ibrahim; and Alyami, Mohammad, "The Tera Multi Terrain Mobility Aid Chassis" (2020). Williams Honors College, Honors Research Projects. 1231.
https://ideaexchange.uakron.edu/honors_research_projects/1231
Approved Faculty and Reader Signatures for final project report submission
Included in
Biomechanical Engineering Commons, Biomechanics and Biotransport Commons, Biomedical Devices and Instrumentation Commons, Other Biomedical Engineering and Bioengineering Commons, Other Mechanical Engineering Commons