A team project through Studio 930, a multidisciplinary studio aiming to tackle emerging issues in the field of assistive and health technology.
Objective: Create a mobile bar that is safe to use when independently transferring out of a wheelchair between two points at home
Key Requirements
![](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/6bceee2e-db62-4896-a82c-a79003fa3f45/b8c23a31-cfc7-4e82-99c8-859e8fb99532_rw_1200.png?h=2826e61136af5b8ad1ab332610f7d6ef)
![](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/6bceee2e-db62-4896-a82c-a79003fa3f45/ae692f74-5ab7-47af-9d3d-2618a50b629b_rw_1200.png?h=1ffa0108afc91f4d1146d801b93b5117)
Ideation and Initial Prototyping
![Support Arms](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/6bceee2e-db62-4896-a82c-a79003fa3f45/0049c1e1-7154-4678-9f1b-a4da68141f98_rw_1920.png?h=d4880d92f4fa50e3a77eb25b9020d56e)
Support Arms
![Handles](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/6bceee2e-db62-4896-a82c-a79003fa3f45/95935f64-4578-48b2-8f1b-ec23fbc98675_rw_1920.png?h=65012c1bd4965eb2e2d3273d403bb0f4)
Handles
Hinge Locks
![](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/6bceee2e-db62-4896-a82c-a79003fa3f45/1168c4f7-005c-4e7a-b91e-c78030427216_rw_1200.png?h=16617e676a09f2720647e50a38a6ccc9)
![](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/6bceee2e-db62-4896-a82c-a79003fa3f45/824a100b-6f73-4b61-a3ca-d8176bd36cb2_rw_1200.png?h=31e430caa631429d7c59a94e8e6e715c)
User Testing
![](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/6bceee2e-db62-4896-a82c-a79003fa3f45/4cf13b93-f7b8-4e16-9ab3-b6d731af7ce4_rw_1200.png?h=772bae9c2ee46e0cde8be3b5f334f28b)
Final Design
![](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/6bceee2e-db62-4896-a82c-a79003fa3f45/bd67b985-a39a-4448-8b33-18f9af9299c9_rw_600.png?h=8c201d6a97a6f772ef31770751cd189f)
![](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/6bceee2e-db62-4896-a82c-a79003fa3f45/2ffeaab3-afb8-4112-93da-36c24933b599_rw_600.jpg?h=139d2b0e9ed7df2b9efd9957f3051b49)
Hinge Mechanics
![](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/6bceee2e-db62-4896-a82c-a79003fa3f45/6918106e-245d-421c-868d-a304c4e85560_rw_600.png?h=3fc4d3b835f5ff5beae2a69cde4e28e4)
![](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/6bceee2e-db62-4896-a82c-a79003fa3f45/ef814b35-f308-4803-bfa8-697c20eeaaf3_rw_600.png?h=3a4581a5c95a48f6739585790aa62305)
![](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/6bceee2e-db62-4896-a82c-a79003fa3f45/2008c7f7-e8e8-45b7-8583-aeea2cf6df25_rw_600.png?h=05f754bd2e733b517865231049deae6a)
![](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/6bceee2e-db62-4896-a82c-a79003fa3f45/aa80200d-8c73-41ae-9474-927dadc1be52_rw_600.png?h=54c78ed0be4fc301f24e6418fe71f465)
![](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/6bceee2e-db62-4896-a82c-a79003fa3f45/92d99394-7074-4407-8096-5e452d32fe8a_rw_600.png?h=b3805d9e5271ae11c4ac17e12b9c277b)
This project went on to be further developed by a team of engineering and business students as part of RIT's Multidisciplinary Senior Design program.