Prowler was contacted this past winter by Young Park, a Mechanical Engineering student from California, who was looking to rebuild a previous college teams “Climbing Wheelchair” and was in need of rubber tracks and drive sprockets to help continue the project. We quickly agreed to help the team along and donated the requested parts, and shipped them off to help them along.
We believe it is very important that when you have the ability to help someone achieve something great, why not do it. We see this as been a stepping stone in this teams research and development into something worthwhile and we have great appreciation for what they are wanting to do.
The Teams (Spartan Liberty ) primary objective is:
The goal for this project is to modify the previously designed stair-climbing wheelchair to modify its performance. The performance metric is defined by the chairs ability to successfully climb and descend a flight of stairs, possibly to the maximum allowable angle according to the state of California’s building code, of 38 degrees. The Spartan Liberty will provide the rider all-terrain access in addition to the primary challenge of climbing stairs. Additionally, the rider will be kept in a vertical position (perpendicular to the ground) during the climb and descent. Lastly, is to improve the safety of the rider, which includes track covers, roll hoop, and safety harness.
This is the update that we received about three months ago from Spartan Liberty:
Today we received an update once again, and they have their new chair design up and running. Watch the video.
Keep up the great work guys! We look forward to seeing the completed project!
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About the Author:
Todd Swift - Sales Manager at Prowler Tracks