For my bachelor assignment for Industrial Design Engineering at the University of Twente, I collaborated with Focal Meditech to design the cover for a new dynamic arm support on a wheel chair. For the assignment, I researched the influence of the appearance of the arm support on the acceptance of the product. Than I followed a design process from ideation to realisation in close collaboration with the expert of the company that was working on the functional design. Finally I created a prototype using 3D printing and traditional wood working.
Stakeholder matrix
Definiton of Stigma and important factor in the acceptance of medical aids.
Poster with different set-ups of the product on a basic wheel chair, used for early stage evaluation.
Set of common design interventions in medical aids, along with possible sollutions for the dynamic arm support
Couple of sketches made on top of the (at that time) current construction de investigate the design space
Initial concept sketch made with photoshop and a wacom intuos tablet.
Render of the intial CAD model of the final design, made with Solidworks
Testing out four different detailed concepts in context
Render of the final design, with selected materials
Flyer made by the company that shows the implementation of the design in the company's final product.
