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MIT OpenCourseWare
Wheelchair Design in Developing Countries
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- Instructors
- Mr. Amos G. Winter, Amy J. Smith
- Term
- Spring 2009
- Level
- Undergraduate
- What's inside
- 7 videos · 1 lecture note · 1 reading · 13 other files · 9 web pages
- Materials open
- Videos here · files on MIT OCW
About this course
Source: MIT OpenCourseWare EC.721 Wheelchair Design in Developing Countries, Spring 2009, Mr. Amos G. Winter, Amy J. Smith — original course page on ocw.mit.edu ↗. License: CC BY-NC-SA 4.0. Study order: MIT's own listing order, section by section. Taken from MIT's published course files, downloaded from ocw.mit.edu on September 23, 2026. How RedLectern is built.
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- A lecture sequence of 6 items is confirmed. No assignments or exams were found for this course, so it stays as organized materials rather than a full course order.
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Materials by section
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Readings
- Assessment of Wheelchair Technology in Tanzania Download
- Nothing About Us Without Us - Part Four (Introduction) Download
- Design is a Passionate Process Download
- Mechanical Principles of Wheelchair Design Download
Lecture Notes
7 files
- Microsoft PowerPoint - 090224 - Lecture 5 Download
- Introduction Download
- Review potential projects Download
- Designing wheelchairs for the developing world; deterministic design process 2007 slides Download
- Guest speaker: Abdullah Munish 2007 slides: Courtesy of Abdullah Munish Download
- D-Lab Download
- Material properties and performance Download
Projects
- Components list with prices, for Kenya, Tanzania, and Zambia: proj_complist.xls Download
- Material analysis of commonly available mild steel tubing sizes, proj_steel.xls Download
Related Resources
7 videos
Other materials from this course
147 images
- Photo of trike with mostly wooden frame and small wide tires Open ↗
- Canada2.jpg Open ↗
- Canada5.jpg Open ↗
- Photo of front end Open ↗
- Photo of rear end with cargo space Open ↗
- Canada8.jpg Open ↗
- DAGE1.jpg Open ↗
- DAGE5.jpg Open ↗
- DAGE6.jpg Open ↗
- DAGE7.jpg Open ↗
- DAGE_old1.jpg Open ↗
- Photo of a person sitting in a trike by the side of road Open ↗
- Photo of a person driving their trike, with a pair of crutches in the rear cargo area Open ↗
- DAGE_old5.jpg Open ↗
- Photo of trike front end Open ↗
- DAGE_old6.jpg Open ↗
- DAGE_old7.jpg Open ↗
- Closeup of the crank arms and sprocket Open ↗
- disacare1.jpg Open ↗
- Side view photo of trike Open ↗
- disacare2.jpg Open ↗
- Front angle view photo of trike Open ↗
- Rear angle view photo of trike Open ↗
- disacare3.jpg Open ↗
- disacare4.jpg Open ↗
- Rear view photo of trike Open ↗
- Side view photo of trike #1 Open ↗
- IMG_3923.jpg Open ↗
- Photo of steering assembly Open ↗
- IMG_3927.jpg Open ↗
- IMG_3930.jpg Open ↗
- Photo of rear wheel and brake Open ↗
- IMG_3931.jpg Open ↗
- Photo of seat and brake lever Open ↗
- Photo of seat and brake lever Open ↗
- IMG_3934.jpg Open ↗
- Photo of rear hub that contains brake, from trike #1 Open ↗
- IMG_3935.jpg Open ↗
- IMG_3942.jpg Open ↗
- Front view photo of trike #2 Open ↗
- Photo of steering assembly Open ↗
- IMG_3945.jpg Open ↗
- IMG_3951.jpg Open ↗
- Photo of front end Open ↗
- Photo of seat and brake lever Open ↗
- IMG_3959.jpg Open ↗
- IMG_3962.jpg Open ↗
- Photo showing brake lever attached to trike frame by a pair of s Open ↗
- IMG_3966.jpg Open ↗
- Photo of front end Open ↗
- IMG_3967.jpg Open ↗
- Photo of handle for front brake Open ↗
- IMG_3978.jpg Open ↗
- Photo of trike #4, with more rugged knobby tires Open ↗
- Photo of front end Open ↗
- IMG_3983.jpg Open ↗
- IMG_3991.jpg Open ↗
- Side view of trike #5 Open ↗
- Photo of tray in rear position Open ↗
- IMG_3992.jpg Open ↗
- Photo of tray in side position Open ↗
- IMG_3997.jpg Open ↗
- Photo of tray in side position Open ↗
- IMG_4001.jpg Open ↗
- Photo of front wheel and fork Open ↗
- IMG_4267.jpg Open ↗
- Photo of multi-gear handcrank Open ↗
- IMG_4268.jpg Open ↗
- IMG_4273.jpg Open ↗
- Photo of multi-gear handcrank Open ↗
- IMG_4274.jpg Open ↗
- Photo of trike's front end Open ↗
- Side view photo of trike's rear wheels and supporting structure Open ↗
- IMG_4277.jpg Open ↗
- Side view photo of trike's rear wheels and supporting structure Open ↗
- IMG_4279.jpg Open ↗
- Photo showing the rear brake lever in contact with the tire Open ↗
- IMG_4284.jpg Open ↗
- IMG_4285.jpg Open ↗
- Photo of the brake handle, fashioned from a bent piece of round steel bar Open ↗
- IMG_4286.jpg Open ↗
- Photo of the seat and rear wheels Open ↗
- IMG_4465.jpg Open ↗
- Photo of trike on a dirt road Open ↗
- Photo of trike on a dirt road Open ↗
- IMG_4468.jpg Open ↗
- Photo of trike on a dirt road Open ↗
- IMG_4472.jpg Open ↗
- Closeup photo Open ↗
- IMG_4473.jpg Open ↗
- IMG_4477.jpg Open ↗
- Closeup photo of a trike Open ↗
- Closeup photo of a trike Open ↗
- IMG_4485.jpg Open ↗
- IMG_4487.jpg Open ↗
- Closeup photo of a trike Open ↗
- Photo showing brake shoes near the rear wheel rim Open ↗
- IMG_4489.jpg Open ↗
- Photo of a hand crank and brake lever Open ↗
- IMG_4501.jpg Open ↗
- Imported1.jpg Open ↗
- Photo of a trike in use Open ↗
- Imported5.jpg Open ↗
- Photo of a trike in use Open ↗
- Photo of a trike in use Open ↗
- Imported8.jpg Open ↗
- lec01_slide19.jpg Open ↗
- Photo of trikes Open ↗
- 1Jaffery1.jpg Open ↗
- Photo of trikes Open ↗
- 2Jaffery2.jpg Open ↗
- Photo of trikes Open ↗
- 3Jaffery3.jpg Open ↗
- Photo of handcrank assembly Open ↗
- 4Jaffery4.jpg Open ↗
- Photo of trike in use Open ↗
- 5Palray1.jpg Open ↗
- Photo of trike in use Open ↗
- 6Palray2.jpg Open ↗
- Photo of trike in use Open ↗
- 7Palray3.jpg Open ↗
- Photo of trike in use Open ↗
- 8Palray4.jpg Open ↗
- Photo of trike in use Open ↗
- 9Palray5.jpg Open ↗
- Photo of trike in use Open ↗
- 10Palray_bent5.jpg Open ↗
- Photo of trike in use Open ↗
- 11Palray_bent6.jpg Open ↗
- Photo of a stack of trike frames Open ↗
- 12Palray_frames.jpg Open ↗
- Photo of a trike partially assembled Open ↗
- 13Palray_frames2.jpg Open ↗
- Photo of trike in use Open ↗
- 14Mwanza5.jpg Open ↗
- Photo of trike in use Open ↗
- 15Mwanza6.jpg Open ↗
- Photo of trike in use Open ↗
- 16Mwanza9.jpg Open ↗
- Photo of a trike in use Open ↗
- 17Zanzibar1.jpg Open ↗
- Photo of a brake lever Open ↗
- 18Zanzibar2.jpg Open ↗
- Side view of trike, rear wheel assembly Open ↗
- 19Zanzibar3.jpg Open ↗
- Handcranks and steering Open ↗
- 20Zanzibar4.jpg Open ↗
Course outline
Lecture Notes · Lecture Notes
Lecture 4: Designing wheelchairs for the developing world; deterministic design process 2007 slides : ( PDF )
Lecture Notes · Lecture Notes
Lecture 6: Guest speaker: Abdullah Munish 2007 slides : ( PDF - 1.3MB ) Courtesy of Abdullah Munish
Lecture Notes · Lecture Notes
Lecture 8: Guest speakers: Amy Smith and Amy Banzaert - Appropriate technology, idea to product, successfully implementing technologies 2007 slides : ( PDF ) Courtesy of Amy Smith
Lecture Notes · Lecture Notes
Lecture 10: Wheelchair Biomechanics/Ergonomics and design for human use ( PDF ‑ 2.0MB )
Lecture Notes · Lecture Notes
Lecture 19: Material properties and performance ( PDF )
MIT OpenCourseWare, Mr. Amos G. Winter, Amy J. Smith, EC.721 Wheelchair Design in Developing Countries, Spring 2009.
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