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Georgia Tech Industrial Design graduate students are going
beyond classroom theory as they develop real world products
for ThyssenKrupp Access, a leading manufacturer of stair lifts,
wheelchair lifts, and residential elevators.
The project, a collaboration between ThyssenKrupp Access
and Georgia Tech’s Center for Assistive Technology &
Environmental Access (CATEA) calls for students to develop
new integrated stair lift systems using universal design principles.
Instructor and CATEA Research Scientist, Randy Bernard will
lead the team of graduate students. “My students are
the researchers and developers in the project,” said
Bernard. “They are developing concepts that are useful
as people-movers. The new handicap stair lift products will
have the added benefit of being able to move objects up and
down stairs.”
Koch hopes that the product concept(s) will enhance ThyssenKrupp’s
current product offerings and create new market opportunities
for a new lift category.
To meet Koch’s expectations for a broader market appeal,
students are using universal design principles. “Universally
designed products take into consideration all potential users,”
said Bernard. “The project will be successful if each
student comes away with a greater understanding of design
for people with disabilities as well as the able bodied population.”
Center for Assistive Technology & Environmental Access
(CATEA) was founded in the early 1980’s to promote independence
and participation of people with disabilities through a variety
of projects that focus on research, development, education,
and technology improvement.
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