With the rise of the aging population with arthritis there is an increase in demand for assistive devices. These devices however are not designed with the consideration of sustainability and given the environmental imperative to reduce waste designers must shift to sustainable design. This project responds to the need to meet the demand of a growing market for assistive devices in a less wasteful, more sustainable way. To do that a sustainable model for design is created and applied to a case study of an assistive device called Frannie.

• 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

• Trac, Thanh

Subject

• Environment
• Sustainability

Publisher

• Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Identifier

• E-project-050422-114801
• 68096

Advisor

• Cobb, Eben C.
• Elgert, Laureen

Year

• 2022

UN Sustainable Development Goals

• 12 - Responsible Consumption and Production
• 13 - Climate Action

Date created

• 2022-05-04

Resource type

• Major Qualifying Project

Major

• Environmental & Sustainability Studies

Rights statement

• In Copyright