An electric wheelchair that combines with a walker to assist seniors transitioning between indoor and outdoor.
moveo
An electric wheelchair + Walker
Wheelchair - Outdoor
Walker - Indoor
Year
Duration
Course
Skills
Project
Brief
Focusing on concept development and user research
2024
14 Weeks
Product design 4
Insight Finding/Interview
Keyshot/Solidworks
Osteoarthritis
80% give up driving
after receiving a osteoarthritis diagnosis
50% diagnosed with
osteoarthritis
degenerative joint disease common among seniors, often requiring additional assistance to support their mobility.
Osteoarthritis
That’s when Electric wheelchair becomes their “Car”
Outdoor
stability/speed
=
Indoor
flexibility/sophistication
Seniors have different indoor and outdoor needs, and there is not a product that could support them all the time.
WHAT IF?
Designing a mobility tool that combines
a walker and an electric wheelchair?
=
moveo
wheelchair
walker
+
Structure exploration
Structure mockup
Cardboard/ testing the way the "walker" and the "wheelchair" are bite together
Component Layout
Refinement
Hidden Backwheel
Battery
Magenet attach point
Seperate use
Handle
Back Trunk
Transform
Structure & magnetic attach
Display
Battery & Speed
Outdoor
The user could park their wheelchair in a larger area. and use the walker to navigate with flexibility
