Our client has a brother that is wheelchair bound but wishes to shovel snow off the driveway Independently and efficiently. My team and I decided that the best approach would be an electric power shovel held in place with a sturdy chassis structure which connects to the wheelchair securely. I was the head designer and head manufacturer for our project. this project really tested my CAD skills and overall project management skills. Since we had a really tight budget of 100 dollars and only a 4 month period to design, teste, and prototype our project. The project was an extreme success. We had to use ABS pipes for the chassis to cut down on price. We 3D printed a small electronics box that was secured next to the user's dominant hand to fully control the electronics of the design. An acrylic shield was placed in front of the user to protect from blown snow.
https://youtu.be/MUaZhf7lpo4 Link for design in action
Makerepo link : https://makerepo.com/yasseralzalak/1029.fall-2021-a5-computer-scientists
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