Step-climbing attachment for powered wheelchairs - prototype development

Project Member(s): Behrens, M.

Funding or Partner Organisation: The Northcott Society

Start year: 2014

Summary: Beta prototype development of a step-climbing attachment that can be fitted to powered wheelchairs.

Keywords: Engineering Design, Step Climbing, Wheelchair

FOR Codes: Control Systems, Robotics and Automation, Disability and Functional Capacity, Control engineering, mechatronics and robotics

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