Smart Cane Project (IIT Gandhinagar)
Shashank Agarwal, Prateek Nyati, & Akshay Jain Abstract Out of all sense organs which humans have, 85% of the physical input data from environment come through “Eyes”. Nearly 37 million of world’s population is blind, and hence deprived of one of the most important and informative […]
The Design and Evaluation of a Universal Clamp for a Wheelchair Lay-Tray System (University of Pittsburgh)
Genevieve M. Jerome, Joshua Telson, & Mahender Mandala ABSTRACT Manual wheelchair users have reported “discomfort” and “reduced productivity” from performing tasks such as school work and writing on areas not designed to fit around their chairs. Bending over and reaching to write on unconventional desks and tables give wheelchair users poor posture that can lead to […]
Hingenious 2.0 (Missouri Science & Technology)
Damien Rolfes, Brock Curtis, Jake Long, Samantha Klump, & Chad Stanley Abstract Wheelchairs are used to accommodate people with a wide variety of mobility issues, some of which involve the user being completely dependent on the wheelchair for day to day living. One danger that is feared by all wheelchair users is that of tipping […]
Flex2Play: An Ankle Strength Training Device with Virtual Reality Interface for Children with Cerebral Palsy (Washington University in St. Louis)
ABSTRACT Increasing ankle strength can improve gait and motor control in children with cerebral palsy, thereby improving quality of life (1). However, current therapies are clinic-based and it can be difficult to motivate children to comply with prescribed strengthening exercises. The Flex2Play is an in-home ankle strength training device designed to meet this need. The […]
MALCOLM: Improving Pediatric Cerebral Palsy Rehabilitation (Rice University)
Jessica Joyce, Kurt Kienast, Jennifer Desmarias, Leslie Miller, Lawrence Lin, and Allison Post (Rice University) Rice Helping Hands device is critical to improving rehabilitation of the wrist extensor muscles in children with Cerebral Palsy, improving their quality of life by strengthening muscles that allow wrist movement.
Low Cost Stability (Missouri University of Science and Technology)
Andrew Morlock, David Mast, Paul Johnson, and Jacob Welch Abstract The objective of this project is to demonstrate the need and present a solution to stabilize a wheelchair in the lateral direction. Stability is achieved by designing a cambered axle which replaces the original straight axle of the wheelchair. Current products available to wheelchair users, […]
AlphaBraille (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill) – TREAT Award Winner
The goal of this project was to design and build an engaging, portable device that encourages Stephanie to learn the Braille alphabet.
AMTAC: Adjustable Mechanism for the Transfer to Adaptive Cycles (University of Rochester)
Jayne Gavrity, Cassandra Gorman, Simon Kim, Caitlin O’Connell ABSTRACT Adaptive cycling is a great activity for those who have to use wheelchairs because it offers them a social and physical outlet which can help improve their quality of life. In order to participate in cycling individuals must be transferred from their wheelchair to the hand […]
MonoMano Cycling Control System (University of Rochester)
Travis Block, David Narrow, Dominic Marino, Sara Hutchinson, and Martin Szeto ABSTRACT Our team has created a novel device to allow for adapted control of a recumbent tricycle by users with unilateral upper body weakness. A γ-prototype has been constructed and has been tested for safety and efficacy. This report outlines the motivation for our […]
Seed Planting Assistive Device Entourage (SPADE) (Duke University)
To accommodate work in 4×8’ raised beds, the spacing rods can be connected in a four-lane parallel grid using connecting rods and L, T, and I connectors. The same connectors can be used to chain the four spacing rods in series to produce a 16-foot rod for use on long ground rows. Two types of […]