The goal is to design an improved folding hospital bed. The new bed will minimize or eliminate the discomfort and tendency to shift the position of patients found in current automatic hospital beds. Depending on the availability of funds, the position could continue into the summer. Basic mechanical design experience is required. Familiarity with CAD and computer simulation desirable.
Mechanism design is likely to be involved.
Students will interact regularly with researchers at CDR and the Palo Alto VA Hospital. There will be regular design reviews and reports generated at the end of the Winter and Spring quarters. The project is expected to culminate in a working prototype and detailed final report. This archive was generated by hypermail 2b29 .