DESIGN, CONSTRUCTION AND PERFORMANCE TESTING OF A WALL MOUNTED

WHEELCHAIR LIFT FOR TWO STOREY HOUSE

By

Jimenez, Kevin O.; Minerva, Brian Ray D.; Azuelo, Renrose M. ;Gilles, Jose Gabriel G.

ABSTRACT

There are many challenges for someone on a wheelchair or who requires assistance

face on a day to day basis. One od the challenges is to get from one storey in a building

to another. They require assistance from people who can carry the wheelchair up the

stairs, and it leaves them not having a full independent life. Not only the person on a

wheelchair is having difficulties moving floor to floor but also the pregnant women, lerson

with disabilities and senior citizens too. That is why stairlifts, elevators and ramps are

installed in a building nowadays. However, stairlifts and elevators if installed for

residential homes are more expensive if the family wants a safe, durable and quality

translortaion device. These existing technologies present a project idea to the team and

that is Design, Construction and Performance testing of a Wall-mounted wheelchair lift

for a two storey house for a single person which can carry a wheelchair that will

transport it from floor to floor. Since most of the house in Philippines are mostly two

storey therefore the design is for a two storey house. The construction of the Wall-

mounted wheelchair lift was innovated for additional safety feature, easy installation and

affordability. To ensure the results of the team will conduct performance test of the wall-

mounted wheelchair lift.