<p>This is a thesis for a Bachelor Degree Project, performed in the subject Mechanical</p><p>Engineering. The students Roger Malmberg and Simon Hagberg have carried out a</p><p>design project on behalf of the recently established company J&D Assisting systems,</p><p>located in Halmstad.</p><p>The project consisted in developing J&D's first prototype of a power assisting solution</p><p>for wheelchairs. A power assisted wheelchair combines human power, which is delivered</p><p>by the arms through the pushrims, with electrical motors, which are powered by a battery.</p><p>The power assisted wheelchair is aimed at customers, who have used a regular</p><p>wheelchair for a long time, but who have become weaker or just need additional power</p><p>when driving uphill. This kind of wheelchair will provide additional power for users,</p><p>which will spare their wrists, elbow and shoulders. The product is torque sensor free and</p><p>instead it relies on the velocity. Engines and gearboxes from the company All motion was</p><p>a requirement. The construction could not impair the wheelchair's trafficability and the</p><p>performance would at least match up with the performance of the first prototype. To build</p><p>a working prototype was a part of the task. The work was early focused on the specific</p><p>wheelchair Etac Next. At the same time, the result should be, as much as possible,</p><p>suitable for the most common wheelchairs.</p><p>The result is a design where the engine packet is assembled in a 90° angle towards the</p><p>wheelaxle. In the angle, the power is transferred by bevel gears, assembled on shafts</p><p>supported by ball bearings. Then, the force is transmitted via a modified wheel axle to a</p><p>structure mounted outside the hub. Eight stokes transfers the force to the hand rims.</p><p>An operational prototype has been built and then been assembled on the wheelchair Etac</p><p>Next. The part mounted outside of the wheel has got a plastic hood to cover up and to</p><p>protect the inner parts. The plastic hood has been produced with SLS technology.</p>
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:UPSALLA/oai:DiVA.org:hh-1748 |
| Date | January 2008 |
| Creators | Malmberg, Roger, Hagberg, Simon |
| Publisher | Halmstad University, School of Business and Engineering (SET), Halmstad University, School of Business and Engineering (SET), Högskolan i Halmstad/Sektionen för Ekonomi och Teknik (SET) |
| Source Sets | DiVA Archive at Upsalla University |
| Language | Swedish |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Student thesis, text |
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