Project Contributions

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 The contributions I've made to the research project throughout the past 3 weeks were:

  • During the meeting minutes, I provided a listing of the advantages and disadvantages of the Elevating Wheelchair idea in terms of desirability, feasibility, and viability together with a brief description of a problem statement and why this idea would be a solution to the problem.
  • I contributed to the research for stakeholders and came across Falcon Mobility. Falcon Mobility is one the main distributors of personal mobility aid equipment for hospitals across Singapore therefore Falcon Mobility was selected as the team's targetted stakeholder for the idea.
  • I contributed to the research for a mechanical elevating system that would allow a wheelchair to elevate and found two systems:
    • Spring System 
    • Piston System (Found in office chairs)
  • I drew the following illustrations of the Mobilift's components in the Final Report.

Illustration of the individual parts


Illustration of the lower frame of MobiLift when the parts are put together

Redesigned sketch of the crossbar


  •  I contributed to the report by writing out the contents, with the "Types of Wheelchairs", "Benefits" and "Conclusion" sections of the report:
    • Types of Wheelchairs
      • Manual Wheelchairs
      • Electric (Power) Wheelchairs
      • Reclining Wheelchairs
      • Standing Wheelchairs
    • Benefits
      • Customer Benefits
        • User Independence
      • Company Benefits
        • Competitive Edge
        • Increased Customer Base
        • Reputation
        • Return-of-Investment
    • Conclusion
  • I contributed to the presentation slides by creating the Benefits and Recap slides.
  • I contributed by presenting the Benefits and Recap part of the slides during the presentation.



Comments

  1. Brad BlackstoneNovember 25, 2024 at 10:36 PM

    Thanks, Andy, for the description of your contributions. It would be good if you updated this with more recent contributions.

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