Ham-Driod Wheelchair

Concept Overview

A wheelchair needs to be what it is, not a "short-cart". Ham-Driod is a conceptual hybrid wheelchair designed for ruggedity, smartness and efficiency. Because of its ability to maneuver at a considerable speed in all terrain, Ham-Driod was designed to take the look of a cheetah. In my design consideration, we put young adults and kids with walking disability in mind to design a wheelchair that will so much interest them to use. Hence we explored a look that will look less-serious like an adult vehicle.

Design Considerations

After some field interviews and design empathy, the following considerations were made:

• Size of the device: We plan to moderate the size of the product to its smallest possible dimension so as not to take unnecessary spaces. As such, we decided to take away some common superfluous accessories that can be found in a conventional wheelchair.
• Cost: Major population of challenged persons can be found in low-income and the pre-urban areas, so we try to reduce internet dependency of the product for low-income persons on limited features meanwhile providing an internet-dependent (autonomous) subscription unlimited version with unlimited premium features for those that can afford it.
• User Friendliness: We make Ham-Driod super friendly by reducing the number of buttons and icons in the software and concentrate on things that matter.