| Design Objective - Wheelchair Back |
Design a system to incorporate an Obus Forme backrest into a standard wheelchair frame. Make use of the Obus Forme posture support in the design. |
| Understand/Observe - Wheelchair Back |
• Met with marketing and engineering leads to gather requirements • Used previous experience with visiting nursing homes to build context |
| Visualize - Wheelchair Back |
| • Sketched concepts for mounting and tensioning solutions on paper |
| Evaluate/Refine - Wheelchair Back |
• Researched and evaluated alternative component parts • Constructed and iterated through numerous prototypes • Presented prototypes in front of marketing and engineering to evaluate for product marketing and cost. • Created three sizing ranges for different sized wheelchairs |
| Implement - Wheelchair Back |
| • Created part drawings, build of materials, and assembly processes, and delivered design specifications to engineering and manufacturing |
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Wheelchair Back System Invacare/Obus Forme (1999) |
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Link: Time: 9 Weeks |
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