How Can Innovative Wheelchairs and Mobility Solutions Meet Client Needs?

[Mohammed Alhayek9]

TL;DR Summary

I have a humble project .. and I want to discuss something to you

Engineers Students Doctors ...

i would like to discuss some ideas in my projects .. and also can you tell me how do I know what clients need and want?

the first project is about a wheelchair i just added on it a rod when you push it it will create a circular motion to the wheel so he needs only one hand and his effort.

the second project is about a car but not exactly what you think .. you set down on the chair then try to push the (accelerator) by pushing it will create also a circular motion to the wheels .

guys I really need help because I do not know if the projects are going to work or not.

 

[AZFIREBALL]

Show us what you have come up with so far. Include sketches/images, if possible.

 

[Mohammed Alhayek9]

sorry but I can tell the mechanism
and I already explained them above
wheelchair have two rods (L) connected to something also connected to the wheel that moves in a circular path the second project almost the same thing but bigger

Show us what you have come up with so far. Include sketches/images, if possible.

 

[AZFIREBALL]

Like this?

 

[Mohammed Alhayek9]

Like this?
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of course not but similar

 

[AZFIREBALL]

Or this?

 

[AZFIREBALL]

So, what are your questions?

 

[berkeman]

Summary: I have a humble project .. and I want to discuss something to you

the first project is about a wheelchair i just added on it a rod when you push it it will create a circular motion to the wheel so he needs only one hand and his effort.

Like this:

One-Hand Drive Wheelchair:
https://shop.r10s.jp/pandora/cabinet/img006001/006864.jpg

 

[Mohammed Alhayek9]

Like this:

One-Hand Drive Wheelchair:
https://shop.r10s.jp/pandora/cabinet/img006001/006864.jpg
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exactly

 

[anorlunda]

Summary: I have a humble project .. and I want to discuss something to you

i would like to discuss some ideas in my projects .. and also can you tell me how do I know what clients need and want?

If we are to discuss it, we must first understand better what you are trying to accomplish. Please tell us more, and please post a drawing. Use the ATTACH FILES button to post a picture.

 

[Mohammed Alhayek9]

If we are to discuss it, we must first understand better what you are trying to accomplish. Please tell us more, and please post a drawing. Use the UPLOAD button to post a picture.

this is from solidworks

 

[berkeman]

this is from solidworks

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It looks similar to the picture of the product that I posted. How do you turn it and propel it at the same time?

 

[russ_watters]

i would like to discuss some ideas in my projects .. and also can you tell me how do I know what clients need and want?

It really is as simple as this: ask them.

 

[Mohammed Alhayek9]

It looks similar to the picture of the product that I posted. How do you turn it and propel it at the same time?

just apply force forward then it will move after that push and pull the rod

 

[AZFIREBALL]

So, what do you need to know?

 

[Mohammed Alhayek9]

I am going to build them so I would like to know if it is needed or not.

I would like to open my own project that's my humble begin.
so far I need advice and client needs

 

[berkeman]

I am going to build them so I would like to know if it is needed or not.

Sorry, if what is needed?

 

[AZFIREBALL]

You are going to build wheelchairs? Do you have the necessary machines etc.?
What country will you sell them in?

 

[Mohammed Alhayek9]

Sorry, if what is needed?

the actual project ( you do something because people need that )

 

[Mohammed Alhayek9]

You are going to build wheelchairs? Do you have the necessary machines etc.?
What country will you sell them in?

machines and other kinds of stuff are available.
almost in SaudiArabia

 

[Mohammed Alhayek9]

of course, the idea will remain the same but different design

 

[AZFIREBALL]

What makes you think such a product is needed in Saudi Arabia?

 

[jrmichler]

Summary: I have a humble project .. and I want to discuss something to you

the first project is about a wheelchair i just added on it a rod when you push it it will create a circular motion to the wheel so he needs only one hand and his effort.
...
guys I really need help because I do not know if the projects are going to work or not.

Before charging in and reinventing something that somebody else has already done, find out what other people have done. Good search terms are rough terrain wheelchair and lever operated wheelchair. Those search terms will lead you to some patents. Two U.S. patents that come up right away are 6,247,715 and 8,844,959. Look up those patents, then click on the links for Referenced By and the References Cited. For U.S. patents, start at patft.uspto.gov. U.S. patents are much easier to search than European patents, so that's a good place to start.

All patents are good sources of ideas. Expired patents can be legally copied, active patents cannot.

It's up to you to figure out if your idea will work or not. If your background is mechanical engineering, that should be easy. If your background is different, you need to find a mechanical engineer to work with.

 

[AZFIREBALL]

You said:
"My dilemma is that I'd like to design a wheel chair for this brief but I don't have the skillset required to use minicomputers or micro-sensors."

Then you need to hire someone (or find a partner) who has these skills.
Or, educate yourself (read, study, go to school, build a robot kit or get a Digital Control Kit to play with, etc.).