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Pedal-Assisted Wheelchair
Collaborated as part of a team of 4 engineering students and one nursing student to help improve a geriatric client’s quality of life. The client used a wheelchair due to balance issues caused by nerve damage, yet he expressed a desire to maintain leg strength and improve muscle control. Designed wheelchair modifications in SolidWorks, adding a fifth wheel and retractable pedals which maintained chain tension. Fabricated a working prototype, tested it with the client, and made further modifications based on observations and feedback