2021

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Design and fabrication of electromechanical power attachment wheelchair
(UMT Lahore, 2021-08) Hamza Iqbal; Mustafeez Ur Rehman; Rao Muneeb Ahmad
According to worldwide researches, it is investigated that around 15% of the total world population is suffering from various form of disability. Around 65 million people in the world rely in wheelchair for their physical movements. Since the invention of wheelchairs in 1655, the users are left with no more than two basic options i.e. standard wheelchair or an electronic wheelchair, but the problem to be addressed is whether a single unit or device can be designed to make use of two different devices. A specially designed power system for ordinary wheelchair solves above struggles of wheelchair users including speed, effort based movement and one dimensional approach towards travelling. Electromechanical Power Attachment is specifically designed to provide day-to-day wheelchair users with a relatively low cost device as compared to an electric wheelchair and a device which would act as a power system once attached with their wheelchair and as a result, would provide the users with more speed than an ordinary electric wheelchair, 6 to 12 mph as compared to 5 mph of electric wheelchair. In essence, power system and wheelchair can be attached and detached with ease by the user.