Virtual proof of concept of a wheelchair for a non-sedentary patient.
Client:
Volter s.r.o.
Description of cooperation:
Volter s.r.o. developed a new type of wheelchair for people with severe mobility disabilities who need to be transported in a lying position. The aim was to verify the safety, rigidity and weight of the proposed design and to compare it with the original type of wheelchair designed for seated patients.
Service Provided:
VÚTS (member of the EDIH NEB consortium) created and numerically analysed a virtual model of the new structure. To ensure the objectivity of the outputs, the same method was applied to the original structure. The analysis included an assessment of the tension, torsional stiffness and identification of critical areas of the structure.
Outputs:
The customer received the report “Virtual proof of concept of the wheelchair for the non-sedentary patient” and the handover report. Based on the analysis, the new design was deemed structurally satisfactory and further developed through commercial development.
Time capacity for cooperation:
48 hours
Benefits to the company:
The virtual verification brought the company cost savings in prototyping and accelerated development. Confirmation of the suitability of the design allowed the design to proceed to commercial completion with greater certainty of its safety.
Reference:
We used computational analysis to optimize the design at an early stage of development. This approach provided us with significant development acceleration, prototyping cost savings and reduced the risk of design errors. The cooperation with Liberec VÚTS was top-notch, and the EDIH Northeast Bohemia project allowed us to obtain this service very cost-effectively and with minimal administration for our company.
Petr Mudra, Executive and Business Director Volter s.r.o.