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2016 , Vol. 11 >Issue 3: 299 - 310

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11465-016-0374-1

RESEARCH ARTICLE

Innovative stair climber using associated wheels

  • Girish Sudhir MODAK ,
  • Manmohan Manikrao BHOOMKAR
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  • Department of Mechanical Engineering, Amrutvahini College of Engineering, Sangamner 422608, India

Received date: 04 Oct 2015

Accepted date: 09 Nov 2015

Published date: 31 Aug 2016

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2016 Higher Education Press and Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg
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Abstract

The study proposes an innovative and completely new but low-cost configuration of a platform that can easily climb stairs. This platform serves the purpose of a chassis. Different versions, such as staircase-climbing wheelchair or staircase-climbing trolley for material transferring, can be derived depending on the structure built on the platform. The driving wheels have a shape that completely matches with the profile of the steps. Complex components are eliminated. Thus, this platform is conveniently applicable in the configurations useful for climbing staircases.

Key words： stair-climbing platform; matching wheels; impaired mobility; affordable configuration

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Girish Sudhir MODAK , Manmohan Manikrao BHOOMKAR . Innovative stair climber using associated wheels[J]. Frontiers of Mechanical Engineering, 2016 , 11(3) : 299 -310 . DOI: 10.1007/s11465-016-0374-1

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