Wheelchair Traction Brandon Roth
What’s the Problem? Electric wheelchairs getting stuck in the mud and the snow.
What’s the cause of this? Poor traction on the tires and low ground clearance of the wheelchair.
Design Brief Design a device that will provide better traction for an electric wheelchair.
Restrictions Must be easy to install for people with limited ability Must be light-weight Portable Allows wheelchair to be used normally
Some ideas I found
Ideas already in use
My Design
Disassembled device Video of disassembly
Other wheelchair innovations Ibot.mpeg