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From WhimWiki A Wheelchair That Makes Sense
(Farewell to WHIM) |
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''We put the '''WHEE!''' in Wheelchair!'' | ''We put the '''WHEE!''' in Wheelchair!'' | ||
− | =NEWS :- | + | =NEW NEWS :-)= |
− | + | After a bit of a break, we're back! | |
− | + | One of our earliest contributors has returned, and is now ''teaching'' engineering at UC Davis. He was kind enough to inform us of an opportunity with their Capstone Design Course; we submitted our proposal, and were approved as "a suitable project for a team of our engineering students to tackle." We'll have a few students working on the WHIM chair, with the goal of a working prototype by the end of the class! | |
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=Our Mission= | =Our Mission= | ||
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==Why are we doing this?== | ==Why are we doing this?== | ||
− | Wheelchair maintenance is problematic, at best. Parts are available from limited sources, usually medical supply specialists. If you're using insurance to get the chair fixed, then often a prescription is required even for simple fixes. | + | Wheelchair maintenance is problematic, at best. Parts are available from limited sources, usually medical supply specialists. If you're using insurance to get the chair fixed, then often a prescription is required even for simple fixes (including flats!?). |
That means, if something breaks, you need to | That means, if something breaks, you need to | ||
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**Schedule another appointment with the repair shop and the van once the part comes in (another 1-3 weeks) | **Schedule another appointment with the repair shop and the van once the part comes in (another 1-3 weeks) | ||
**Wait in the shop again while they fix the problem (several more hours sitting in their waiting room, still without access to a functioning chair) | **Wait in the shop again while they fix the problem (several more hours sitting in their waiting room, still without access to a functioning chair) | ||
− | *And finally head back home with a working chair | + | *And finally head back home with a working chair. Maybe. |
In our experience, this can take up to 2 months or more, depending on the issue. It can be worse if there are no local wheelchair repair shops. | In our experience, this can take up to 2 months or more, depending on the issue. It can be worse if there are no local wheelchair repair shops. | ||
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We've broken the chair down to its component pieces, examined how they relate to each other, and what we'd like to be able to do. | We've broken the chair down to its component pieces, examined how they relate to each other, and what we'd like to be able to do. | ||
− | *[[Wheels]] - | + | *[[Wheels]] - Rolling Down the Highways |
*[[Motors]] - Moving Forward (or Backward) | *[[Motors]] - Moving Forward (or Backward) | ||
*[[Frame]] - Something to Build on | *[[Frame]] - Something to Build on |