UMobility

 

open source mobility platform

Inspired by Children From the Kevin G Langan School

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Watch a Demo of the adapted Wild Thing (first prototype)

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About UMobility

Project inspiration

Read about what inspired Union seniors to create an open source mobility platform.

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performance criteria

Read about the design considerations and performance criteria of UMobility.

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UMobility features

Read about the build-in features supported by UMobility .                

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Meet TEAM WILDTHING

Advised Dr. Cherrice Traver, a team of engineering students worked on the UMobility.

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Build Our Mobility Device

UMobility is made freely available to be redistributed and/or modified. Parts list, pin out table, control system schematic, step-by-step construction manual, and source code are all accessible on this website.

Parts list

All the parts and tools you will need to build UMobility
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Construction manual

A step-by-step manual to construct the control system and seating
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software

Access to Github for software updates
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debugging

Need to troubleshoot UMobility?
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Open Source Challenge

Several non-profit organizations and hobbyists have attempted remodeling children’s toys, creating DIY mobile toys, and building customized devices ground up . The main challenge in the field of assistive technologies lies in the need to customize hardware and/or software on each device for children with different motor skills. Current DIY assistive wheelchairs are not easily replicable and self-diagnosable upon system malfunctions. Poor hardware and software design documentation makes maintenance difficult.
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Mar

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ECE-499 poster/demo session will be held Monday, Mar. 11 during Common Hour. The location is the Nott Memorial. Each student will have an easel for their poster and one power-strip. More Details

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Mar

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ECE seniors will be presenting their senior capstone projects tomorrow morning, March 2, in Olin 107 and Olin 115. Two sessions will be held concurrently. More Details

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