John Deere Team Weekly Status Report Week 2

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John Deere TeamWeekly Status ReportWeek 2

• Josh Ebeling
• Jamari Haynes
• James June
• Mike Reno
• Ben Spivey
• Gary Twedt

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Project Modification of Gator for Handicap
Accessibility

• Task assigned by John Deere is the open-ended
  modification of their six wheeled Gator Utility
  Vehicle to facilitate handicapped accessibility
• Two primary suggestions wheelchair hoisting
  mechanism and controls modification

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Preliminary Meeting

• Main contact Bobby Henebry
• Parameters of project
• 2000 Budget
• Modification of Gator for handicapped
  accessibility
• Parallel projects
• UIUC Seat/Suspension altered to slide out

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Project Bids Possible Modifications

• Bid 1 Hoisting Mechanism
• Utilization of a pneumatic or otherwise
  mechanical hoisting mechanism to move wheelchair
  from ground to vehicle bed
• Bid 2 Controls Modification
• Integration of existing gas and brake control
  pedals into an apparatus designed to be operated
  totally by hand

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Project Bids Possible Modifications (continued)

• Bid 3 Wheelchair Integration
• Modification of the Gator to allow the wheelchair
  to travel up a ramp and act as the drivers seat
• Bid 4 Bed Modification
• Modification of bed to raise and lower in order
  to place the wheelchair (via hoisting mechanism)
  below the bed, causing no loss of available
  loading space

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Project Bids Possible Modifications (continued)

• Bid 5 Storage Rack
• Addition of a storage rack somewhere along the
  body of the Gator, allowing storage of the
  wheelchair with no loss of cargo space
• Bid 6 Wheelchair Modification
• Modification of existing wheelchair design to
  include a removable seat, allowing seat to be
  moved into position as a drivers seat

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Project Bids Possible Modifications (continued)

• Bid 7 Controls Kit
• Design of a modified controls system that can be
  added onto existing Gator design as a kit to be
  sold separately
• Bid 8 Roll Over Protective Structure
• (ROPS) addition of a roll bar to protect
  passengers as well as facilitate the entrance of
  the vehicle by handicapped persons through the
  use of handles on the structure

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New Action Items

• Continued contact with Bobby and other John Deere
  personnel to facilitate web conferencing with
  teams at other schools.
  Responsibility Gary Twedt
• Continued updating of webpage with relevant
  documents. Responsibility Gary
  Twedt

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New Action Items (continued)

• Contact Handicapped Driver Services, Inc. for
  information and advice on incorporating
  wheelchairs as the driver seat on the Gator
  vehicle. Responsibility Ben Spivey
• Contact wheelchair company through contacts in
  order to possibly obtain free equipment to use
  and test with. Responsibility Ben Spivey

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New Action Items (continued)

• Investigate preliminary design possibilities for
  implementation of steering wheel-controlled gas
  and brake pedals.
  Responsibility Josh Ebeling
• Compile information into weekly progress report.
  Responsibility Josh Ebeling

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New Action Items (continued)

• Investigate preliminary design possibilities for
  wheelchair hoisting mechanism.
  Responsibility Mike Reno and James June