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Making Mobility: Folding Tricycle Attachment for Standard Wheelchairs in Tanzania
dc.contributor.authorHolcomb, Brian
dc.contributor.authorKlonick, Alex
dc.contributor.authorSwift, Michael
dc.contributor.authorTran, Michael
dc.contributor.advisorSienko, Kathleen
dc.date.accessioned2009-05-26T02:44:23Z
dc.date.available2009-05-26T02:44:23Z
dc.date.issued2009-04
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/2027.42/62473
dc.descriptionFinal report and team photo for Project 19 of ME450, Winter 2009 semester.en
dc.description.abstractThousands of Tanzanians are unable to attend school, work, or participate in the community due to an immobilizing disability. Those lucky enough to have a wheelchair are frustrated by long trips across rough terrain. Hand-powered tricycles are easier for long trips but are too big to use inside or on a bus. The goal of this project is to produce a low-cost, foldable, and stowable tricycle attachment for standard wheelchairs in collaboration with an MIT course. This hybrid design will allow users to travel freely between regions and more effectively function within their community.en
dc.description.sponsorshipKathleen Sienko (Mechanical Engineering, U of M); Mentor: Amos Winter (MIT)en
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dc.language.isoen_USen
dc.subjectME450en
dc.subjectW09en
dc.subjectWheelchairen
dc.subjectTricycleen
dc.titleMaking Mobility: Folding Tricycle Attachment for Standard Wheelchairs in Tanzaniaen
dc.typeProjecten
dc.subject.hlbsecondlevelMechanical Engineering
dc.subject.hlbtoplevelEngineering
dc.contributor.affiliationumStudentsen
dc.contributor.affiliationumcampusAnn Arbor
dc.description.bitstreamurlhttp://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/62473/2/ME450 Winter2009 Team Photo - Project 19 - Folding Tricycle Attachment for Wheelchairs.JPG
dc.description.bitstreamurlhttp://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/62473/1/ME450 Winter2009 Final Report - Project 19 - Folding Tricycle Attachment for Wheelchairs.pdf
dc.owningcollnameMechanical Engineering, Department of


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