Most galvanic wheelchair and mobility devices can easy shrug off a little rainwater , but on the whole , they really do n’t mix well with water . So engineers at the University of Pittsburgh designed a powered wheelchair that runs on flat melodic phrase , allowing those with limited mobility to safely enjoy a day at the water Mungo Park . Every now and then , good thing really do come about in this world .
The engineers at the University of Pittsburgh’sHuman Engineering Research Laboratorieswere already work with the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs , and the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center , on prototypes of the chairs , but were adjoin by voice of theMorgan ’s Wonderland entertainment park in San Antonio , which caters to those with disabilities .
Morgan ’s Wonderland was opening a fresh splash park , Morgan ’s Inspiration Island , where most electric wheelchair could n’t be safely used . To ensure that guests do n’t have to be pushed around in a manual wheelchair , theHuman Engineering Research Laboratorieswill hand over ten of its death chair when the green officially open later on this spring .
Built from components that can almost all be retrieve at a hardware stock , the PneuChair is powered by a pair of tight line tank . Its range is fix to about three miles , or about a third of the distance a bombardment - powered wheelchair can travel . But recharging the tanks only takes about ten minutes , compared to the eight hour billing for a big stamp battery in an electrical mobility twist .
Without electronics , the PneuChair is also trashy , and easier to maintain and reparation than an electric wheelchair . But the biggest reward is that it can get slop , soaked , and even driven under a waterfall , without violate down , or electrocuting the passenger . In increase to theme car park , the pattern could also be useful for hospitals and breast feeding homes , allow patients to access cascade facilities while remaining independent .
[ University of PittsburghviaNew Atlas ]
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