Current wheelchair braking systems often intersect with the propulsion paths of the user and may cause injuries to the hands. Tuck-away brake designs eliminate this problem, however, presently available designs are inconvenient to use and can require considerable adjustment. Three innovative styles of "tuck-away" brakes were designed, manufactured and tested at WPI and with users at the Massachusetts Hospital School. These brake designs include a bicycle brake, modified sliding toggle brake, and a modified Quadra design. After testing these designs we have concluded that the modified Quadra design best meets most of the project's functional requirements.

• This report represents the work of one or more WPI undergraduate students submitted to the faculty as evidence of completion of a degree requirement. WPI routinely publishes these reports on its website without editorial or peer review.

Creator

• Clark, Todd Lloyd
• Mier, Garret David
• Meyer, Christopher Robert

Publisher

• Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Identifier

• 01D174M

Advisor

• Hoffman, Allen H.
• Ault, Holly Keyes

Year

• 2001

Date created

• 2001-01-01

Resource type

• Major Qualifying Project

Major

• Mechanical Engineering

Rights statement

• In Copyright