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Wheelchair Team Lafayette Mechanical Engineering Senior Design Project

  • Home
  • Meet the Team
  • Project Timeline
  • Images and Videos
    • Propulsion Images and Videos
    • Electro-Mechanical Integration Images and Videos
    • Effort Sensing Images and Videos
    • Final Posters
  • Design Report
    • Abstract
    • Motivation
    • Societal and Technological Context of Design
    • Current State of the Art
    • Final Report
    • Planned Approach
      • Planned Approach – Design Metrics and Constraints
      • Planned Approach – Subsystems
        • Planned Approach – Propulsion
        • Planned Approach – Electro-Mechanical Integration
        • Planned Approach – Effort Sensing
      • Planned Approach – Next Steps
    • Roles and Responsibilities
    • Team Schedule
    • Required Resources
      • Prototype Bill of Materials
      • Additional Expenses Estimate
    • External Partnerships and Stakeholders
    • Risk and Hazard Identification Management
    • Team Self-Examination
    • References
      • Research References
      • Budget References
  • Final Report
    • Team Mission Statement
    • Report Objective and Organization
    • Design Pathway and Process
      • Motivation and Summary of Project Selection Process
      • Stakeholder Engagement
      • Current Effort in Context
      • Project Organization
    • Engineering Specifications
      • General Specifications
      • Propulsion Team Specifications
      • Electro-Mechanical Integration Team Specifications
      • Effort Sensing Team Specifications
    • Description of Current Prototypes and Proof-of-Concept  
      • Propulsion Team Current Prototype
      • Electro-Mechanical Integration Team Current Prototype 
      • Effort Sensing Current Prototype
      • Full Assembly Current Prototype
    • Completed Testing
      • Testing Apparatuses
      • General Safety Considerations
      • Static Stability Test
      • Propulsion Force Measurement Accuracy
      • Gravitational Force Accuracy
      • Weight
      • Added Width
      • E-Stop
      • Ability to go Backwards
      • Ability to Steer
    • Further Testing and Design Modifications
      • Propulsion Team Design Modifications 
      • Electro-Mechanical Design Modifications 
      • Effort Sensing Design Modifications
      • Further Testing
    • Final Budget
    • Team Self Examination
    • Recommendations for Future Work
    • Research References
    • Acknowledgements
  • Reports and Documentation
  • Contact

Prototype Specification Report

Introduction  

General Specifications

Propulsion Team Specifications

Electro-Mechanical Integration Specifications  

Effort Sensing Specifications

Research References

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