Adaptable House
Overhead Mobility Full-Support System for Adaptable House
The Adaptable House Project seeks to answer problems of well-being and movement in the home of aging and physically challenged people. This student team will work to design and build a model living house for living life at maximum freedom, that would evolve with the special needs and unique challenges of each person. This student team will work to design a mobility system that would avoid the limitations of traditional wheelchair and walkers by using an overhead gantry and track system to assist the user with three different levels of support. In particular, this student team will work to design, build, and test a better "hanging chair" that is a key component of the integrated mobility system for the Adaptable House Project. The hanging seat is the interface between the user and the mobility system. The desired outcomes this student team will work to achieve are an aesthetically pleasing, inspiring, playful seating system that supports the multiple use modes and is simple/easy to use.
Faculty Adviser(s)
Renee Desing, Assistant Teaching Professor
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