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Meeting Street Center / University of Rhode Island
A special joint project has been established between the Meeting Street Center East Providence, Rhode
Island and the Department of Mechanical Engineering
at the University of Rhode Island. The
project involves the design and construction of a new supine stander for adolescents with
disabilities. The URI mechanical engineering design team will work with a MSC
therapy group to develop a new stander which better meets the needs of the Center.
Input from MSC will be used to develop the design requirements and performance
criteria. Design, simulation and construction is to be done at URI, and testing will
be conducted at both URI and MSC.
| URI - Group |
MSC - Group |
| Prof. Martin Sadd (Faculty
Advisor) Charles Chaponis Jim Mathieu Wes McGuire Dave Ruggieri Eric Weimar |
LeAnn McCrary
Karen Scarborough Tracy Moura |
Background
- Operational
Photographs
- Current
Stander Geometry
- Current
Stander Simulation
Trial Designs
- Unfolding Chair Design
- Extending
Leg Mechanism Design
- Scissors
Lift Mechanism Design
- Solid
Works Extending Leg Design
Final Design
- Side
& Isometric Views
Project Development
- Pictures
of Project Development
Acknowledgements
The following corporations have made donations of parts or supplies for the
project. Their support is greatly appreciated.
- Peerless-Winsmith, Inc.
- Central Scale Co.
- George H. Dean Steel, Inc.