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Frontiers of Mechanical Engineering >> 2016, Volume 11, Issue 3 doi: 10.1007/s11465-016-0374-1
Innovative stair climber using associated wheels
Department of Mechanical Engineering, Amrutvahini College of Engineering, Sangamner 422608, India
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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.
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