With comes complete trust. Packaged with extra careNews Home » City » NagpurNagpur kids design wheelchair that can climb stairsNAGPUR: Public buildings and spaces in India are long way from being barrier free, a condition essential to allow physically challenged people to move around. To overcome the problem, four students from the Institute for Technology and Management (ITM), Kamptee, have built a stair climbing wheelchair. They did so as a part of their third year research and development project. These mechanical engineering students — Mayur Shewali, Garima Gupta, Anubhav Choudhrai and Dippeksha Rane — are hoping to soon receive funds to make their project more effective and usable. "Our wheelchair is working perfectly but since we were facing a financial crunch, we were only able to make a miniature version that can take up to 40 kgs," said Mayur. Such chair climbing wheelchairs are very expensive and have to usually be bought from abroad since India does not have the technology to manufacture them.
"From what we know, there is only one company in our country that sells these chairs and that too is manufactured abroad. This makes it very expensive, especially for the poor," he continued. The group hopes to make the life of the physically challenged who cannot afford such expensive chairs easier. If mass produced, the approximate price per unit for the chair designed by these kids would be around Rs 25,000. "It can be even less if we remove or modify certain features such as the joystick. The chair can be made semi-manual, allowing the price to fall at least by another Rs 6,000," said Shewali. The price can also rise if customers wish to add features such as gesture recognition that can let the user control the chair through hand gestures. It is also adjustable making it easier to pack along with luggage. These final year students hope that by introducing this technology they will be able to help half a lakh physically challenged people and be able to make their life more meaningful.
How it functions Rather than wheels, this wheelchair has caterpillar tracks which can be seen on a much larger scale in tanks. It consists of small, electrically powered wheels which move a track made up of a profile belt. This causes the wheelchair to ride along the moving track, just like the wheels in a car run along the road. These belts are put onto the chair at a 40 degree angle which is the usual degree at which staircases are built, this allows the user to climb the staircase. But, the degree at which the belts are is also adjustable through a slot if and when required by the user. In a nutshell * Made within country contributing to the Indian economy * Wheelchairs can climb stairs where ramps are absent * Cheaper cost and hence cheaper to buy for the poor * Can also overcome other obstacles such as bumpy roads * Helping handicapped live fuller, richer and more normal lifestyles (Reporting by Shyla Bhagwagar)From Around the WebMore From The Times of IndiaMedical Sheepskins & Bedding
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