Proaid E. Low cost neurological wheelchair design

Gustavo Sevilla Cadavid; Andres Valencia Escobar; Juliana Velásquez Gómez

doi:10.1007/978-3-319-41983-1_61

Proaid E. Low cost neurological wheelchair design

Gustavo Sevilla Cadavid
, Andres Valencia Escobar
, Juliana Velásquez Gómez

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Abstract

Low-income disabled people in Colombia routinely face problems in accessing reasonably priced assistive devices and disability products. The standard, low-cost Proaid M wheelchair, made with assembled laminated wood components and commercially available materials, is an object-based response to this problem. Based on the Proaid M design, a new model—the Proaid E—was developed for a 12-year old child with mixed cerebral palsy. The project combined the analytical systemic model “Disabled People-Built Environment” with a focus on user-centered design. The end result of this project brought about a marked improvement in the quality of life of an individual who had previously been denied the minimum necessary conditions for basic mobility.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Advances in Ergonomics in Design - Proceedings of the AHFE 2016 International Conference on Ergonomics in Design
Editors	Marcelo Soares, Francisco Rebelo
Publisher	Springer Verlag
Pages	677-687
Number of pages	11
ISBN (Print)	9783319419824
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-41983-1_61
State	Published - 2016
Event	International Conference on Ergonomics in Design, AHFE 2016 - Walt Disney World, United States Duration: 27 Jul 2016 → 31 Jul 2016

Publication series

Name	Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing
Volume	485
ISSN (Print)	2194-5357

Conference

Conference	International Conference on Ergonomics in Design, AHFE 2016
Country/Territory	United States
City	Walt Disney World
Period	27/07/16 → 31/07/16

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Publisher Copyright:
© Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2016.

Keywords

Assistive devices
Disability
Ergonomics
Industrial design

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Cadavid, G. S., Escobar, A. V., & Gómez, J. V. (2016). Proaid E. Low cost neurological wheelchair design. In M. Soares, & F. Rebelo (Eds.), Advances in Ergonomics in Design - Proceedings of the AHFE 2016 International Conference on Ergonomics in Design (pp. 677-687). (Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing; Vol. 485). Springer Verlag. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-41983-1_61

Cadavid, Gustavo Sevilla ; Escobar, Andres Valencia ; Gómez, Juliana Velásquez. / Proaid E. Low cost neurological wheelchair design. Advances in Ergonomics in Design - Proceedings of the AHFE 2016 International Conference on Ergonomics in Design. editor / Marcelo Soares ; Francisco Rebelo. Springer Verlag, 2016. pp. 677-687 (Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing).

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Cadavid, GS, Escobar, AV & Gómez, JV 2016, Proaid E. Low cost neurological wheelchair design. in M Soares & F Rebelo (eds), Advances in Ergonomics in Design - Proceedings of the AHFE 2016 International Conference on Ergonomics in Design. Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing, vol. 485, Springer Verlag, pp. 677-687, International Conference on Ergonomics in Design, AHFE 2016, Walt Disney World, United States, 27/07/16. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-41983-1_61

Proaid E. Low cost neurological wheelchair design. / Cadavid, Gustavo Sevilla; Escobar, Andres Valencia; Gómez, Juliana Velásquez.
Advances in Ergonomics in Design - Proceedings of the AHFE 2016 International Conference on Ergonomics in Design. ed. / Marcelo Soares; Francisco Rebelo. Springer Verlag, 2016. p. 677-687 (Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing; Vol. 485).

Research output: Chapter in Book/Conference proceeding › Conference and proceedings › peer-review

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