Brian Sitterly, Katie Logue, Joseph Hurd, Mark Ryba, Bader Alshaheen
Fiona Meyer is a five-year-old girl who was born with Agenesis of the Corpus Callosum. This condition affects her motor skills, strength, speech, and coordination due to lack of communication between the two hemispheres of her brain. To improve her strength and coordination, Fiona participates in physical therapy with Dr. Sara Needler. Fiona has recently begun to ride a tricycle as part of her physical therapy program, but she struggles to ride on her current trike, as it is too small and lacks the adaptive features she needs.
Team Victory Lap has designed a tricycle that Fiona can use for both therapeutic benefit, but also for recreation with her family. The tricycle can be ridden independently, and can also be towed behind an adult bicycle. It also features interchangeable backrests, custom handlebars, and adjustable pedals to help Fiona better pedal and steer, while remaining stable.
Design brief for adapted tricycle