Designing an attachable accessory Table for Wheelchairs

School Name

Center for Advanced Technical Studies

Grade Level

12th Grade

Presentation Topic

Physiology and Health

Presentation Type

Non-Mentored

Abstract

As more Americans become wheelchair dependent, they are hesitant to lean forward to perform daily activities such as reading or eating. If we were to create a table that can be attached to the wheelchair, then people who are wheelchair bound will be able to perform activities such as reading and eating without having to lean forward because the table will always be there for them. In order to do this we will design multiple prototypes each being more advanced and innovative than the last. We will achieve this by designing one prototype at a time and receiving feedback from users to direct us toward our final product design. Each design will take steps, in operation and materials, towards our final goal product. Results will be collected via a survey which will be given to anybody who test the table. This chart has the categories of: usefulness based on size, if the table can be stored beside the wheelchair, how easily the table can be adjusted to meet the requirements of the patient, and if the table is sturdy enough to perform daily task on. We will analyze our data based on the feedback from the survey and on criteria which includes: sturdiness, usability, easily stored, and adjustable. Throughout the course of our research we will create more advanced prototypes in order to reach our final product goal. We will adjust designs and operations of our table as our research is conducted. Our finding will tell us if creating a table that can be stored be side a wheelchair and then turned up with a motor is actually possible and if there needs to be any modifications to our project. In the future, we hope that this table will lead to us getting a patent on the table which will hopefully allow us to produce this table for the growing number of people who are becoming wheelchair bound.

Location

Wall 321

Start Date

3-25-2017 12:15 PM

Presentation Format

Oral Only

Group Project

Yes

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Mar 25th, 12:15 PM

Designing an attachable accessory Table for Wheelchairs

Wall 321

As more Americans become wheelchair dependent, they are hesitant to lean forward to perform daily activities such as reading or eating. If we were to create a table that can be attached to the wheelchair, then people who are wheelchair bound will be able to perform activities such as reading and eating without having to lean forward because the table will always be there for them. In order to do this we will design multiple prototypes each being more advanced and innovative than the last. We will achieve this by designing one prototype at a time and receiving feedback from users to direct us toward our final product design. Each design will take steps, in operation and materials, towards our final goal product. Results will be collected via a survey which will be given to anybody who test the table. This chart has the categories of: usefulness based on size, if the table can be stored beside the wheelchair, how easily the table can be adjusted to meet the requirements of the patient, and if the table is sturdy enough to perform daily task on. We will analyze our data based on the feedback from the survey and on criteria which includes: sturdiness, usability, easily stored, and adjustable. Throughout the course of our research we will create more advanced prototypes in order to reach our final product goal. We will adjust designs and operations of our table as our research is conducted. Our finding will tell us if creating a table that can be stored be side a wheelchair and then turned up with a motor is actually possible and if there needs to be any modifications to our project. In the future, we hope that this table will lead to us getting a patent on the table which will hopefully allow us to produce this table for the growing number of people who are becoming wheelchair bound.