Hands-Free Stroller

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Hands-Free Stroller

• SKETCH MODEL
• RED B

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Markets

• Blind Parents with 1 or 2 infants
• Baby Carriages - 444 million industry
• Potential market with On-The-Go Parents

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Contact - Duane Farrar

• Blind
• Expecting Twins
• Two Free Hands - Cane and Bag
• Safe Children - Within Reach
• Perform Daily Tasks Normally

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Critical Tasks

• How does stroller attach to Duane?
• Comfortable walking distance
• Tend to children
• Easy on-off attachments
• Ergonomic harness system
• Wheel configuration?
• Stable
• Negotiates turns

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3 Wheels
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3 Wheels versus 4 Wheels

• 3 Wheels begins to tip with 85 N or 19 lbs
• 4 Wheels begins to tip with 160 N or 36 lbs

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Single Belt
Pro - Ability to rotate while wearing belt Con -
Stroller bumps user with each step
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Double Belt
Pro - Rotation, and more comfortable than single
belt Con - Stroller bumps user with each step
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Backpack
Pro - Easy on and off, ergonomic shoulder
straps Cons - Stroller bumps user
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Rickshaw
Pros - Easy in and out, comfortable for
pulling Con - Turning radius can be improved
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Conclusions

• Four wheels is better than three
• Further development needed to optimize comfort
• Rickshaw design is the most promising
• Belt possible if we can remove the jerking motion