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Wheelchair Invention shaped by Autodesk |
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 Autodesk is a well known company offering the software system Autodesk Inventor. They host a design competition for students and the details can be found at this link
They judged designs based on the broad use of Inventor capabililities,
innovation, and aesthetic appeal. This wheelchair for the 21st century was designed as an entry for a
contest organized by Technische Universiteit Eindhoven in the
Netherlands.
The wheelchair is designed to be driven by muscular force.
Thanks to the employment of a gyroscope, mounted underneath the seat,
the wheelchair can remain vertical while only using two wheels. The
wheelchair has a set of gearings mounted on both 26" diameter wheels.
The frame consists of two flat springs that are connected to a hard
gyroscope box and through a liner guide to the seat's hard frame. The
seat is connected to the liner guide by a set of clips.
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