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BeRA Project ambulance for rural areas of India Carmen Bruno Marta - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
BeRA Project ambulance for rural areas of India Carmen Bruno Marta - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
INNOAID. ORG BeRA Project ambulance for rural areas of India Carmen Bruno Marta Alice Fattorossi Brief The challenge is the development of an ambulance that ensure the safety transport of patients from their households to the nearest
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- Use of local transport
- Man powered
- Carry one patient and two attendants / relatives (3 people)
- Protection from climate changes
- Shock absorption
- Repairable at any time and anywhere
- Provide health service (Oxygen, saline fmuid, stretcher,
shade, bucket)
- Easy transportation of patient to and from the rural
ambulance
- Low cost (11,000 INR = 175 euro)
Brief DESIGN REQUIREMENTS
Need higlighted by Doctor Amitrava, working in the health clinic founded by JGVK.
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Concept
help the driver to ride!
The goal is to offer the opportunity for the second person to ride, so that the ambulance can go faster, WITHOUT compromising the monitoring of the patient save the energy needed to move the ambulance
A B
Selection of criteria in order of priorities
- 1. patient care
visual inspection by the driver: always
- space (on the stretcher ) for physical assistance
- 2. dimensions
- width=max. 1m -road-
- length=max. 3500 -current VR-
- 3. maneuverability
position of driving forces
- visibility
- 4. effjciency
length
- and accessibility to the chain
perpendicular
- cycling
OPTIMIZE
CONTRO-BRIEF AND PRIORITIES
Process Idea
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Concept DIFFERENT CONFIGURATIONS
- 1. Sidecar
BARELLA A B
60 1200 1850 60
STRETCHER RIDERS (A, B)
Process Idea
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Concept STRETCHER C,D = parents RIDERS (A, B)
- 2. Chariot
A B BARELLA C e D
1200 2300
Process Idea
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Concept STRETCHER C,D= parents One ride in the front and the other in the back. RIDERS (A, B) 3.
BARELLA A B C e D
850 3000
Process Idea
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Concept STRETCHER C,D= parents RIDERS (A, B) 4.
BARELLA A B C e D
850 3000
Process Idea
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Concept COMPARISON
ASSISTANCE DIMENSIONS EASY TO MOVE EFFICIENCY
visual inspection by the driver (A) space for assistance (B, C, D) width
- max. 1m
lenght
- max. 3.5m
length and accessibil ity to the chain perpendicu- lar cycling position of the driving forces
visibility (no space on the stretcher) unbalanced (turning) B can take care of the patient long but accessible not earlier than 2 m wheelbase
- k
different way to turn the vehicle
CONFIGURATIONS
inclined long long wheelbase
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Process Idea
BARELLA A B 60 1200 1850 60
A B BARELLA C e D
1200 2300
BARELLA A B C e D
850 3000
BARELLA A B C e D
850 3000
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Concept
This confjguration offers:
- Visual inspection and a physical accessibility to the patient by
the driver in A when the parent is cycling in B o is sitting in C,D;
- Possibility to sit next to the patient(2people: C, D);
- The general dimensions are set in relation with the width of
the street (not more then 1 m) and the length of the transport unit (not more then the standard V.R)
- A shorter inferior chain provides less energy losses during the
ride and it’s easly repairable if it came out from the “rails”;
- The positions of the 2 riders (A, B) are on the central axis.
This provide a higher level of effjciency during pedalling. On the other side: The visibility is limited due to the position of A and B in relation
- with the front cover structure.
THE CHOICE
Constraints: stretcher
- extraction (long side)
saline solution (1m from the patient)
- cover
- Process
Idea
BARELLA A B C e D
850 3000
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Concept EXISTING SOLUTIONS
Process Idea
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stretcher extraction (short side) cover saline solution (1m) visibility
Concept FIRST POSSIBLE POSITION OF THE PATIENT
350 400 1000
This confjguration prevents the extraction of the stretcher on the long side, due to the presence of wheels. In addition, the placement of the stretcher at a low rise (about 35 cm) is much more uncomfortable to extract.
2000
Process Idea
Cover Salin bag
- 700 mm
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Concept SECOND POSSIBLE POSITION OF THE PATIENT
By choosing a smaller diameter for the front wheels (50 cm) is possible to place the support structure for the bed with an about 70 cm height, making the extraction from the long side possible and at the same time requiring less effort for those involved in the operation. We went on with this confjguration.
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stretcher extraction (long side) cover saline solution (1m) visibility
Process Idea
Cover Salin bag
- 700 mm
- 500 mm
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Concept SOLUTION
General dimensions: 3000x850x2000 mm Stretcher dimensions: 1800x550 mm Sitting (C, D) dimensions: 1850x300 mm Process Idea
- 700 mm
- 500 mm
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Concept
Process Idea Hook for the salin bag Hook for the salin bag Folding cover for the drivers Bench for 1 or more parents Stretcher Transparent cover for the sides for visibility
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INNOAID.ORG FRAME
Concept
Process Idea 800 mm 1120 mm
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BACK FRONT Process Idea 1200 mm 950 mm 600 mm 1800 mm 2000 mm 500 mm 480 mm
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INNOAID.ORG Idea
Concept
Process The confjguration of this mechanism is still to defjne. We would like to talk with an engineer
- r with an expert to solve it.
Handlebars Wheels
The mechanism to rotate the wheels connects the handlebars to the front wheels.
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Concept
3 springs to adsorbe the vibrations Structure to hold the stretcher and the bench for the parents.
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Concept
The stretcher is made of a frame in wood and the inside part in textile in a way to keep it lighter. The extraction take place from the left side by three handles.
1800 mm 550 mm
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Concept
Parents, Patient and Driver Process Idea
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INNOAID.ORG Process Idea With this confjguration the patient is controlled even if the parents decide to cycle.
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INNOAID.ORG Process Idea The ambulance can transport max 6 people : 3 on the bench, 2 drivers and the patient. The covers of the two drivers can be extract from the bottom of the cover.
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INNOAID.ORG Our main focus during the design process was the patient. We started the process trying to understand which would be the best position of the patient in relation with the
- driver. After the analysis of the different possible combination we found out that putting him in front of the driver
was the best solution. The other our main concern was to use the third person to help to drive. We provided a second location to cycle behind the driver. According to the condition of the patient and the roads, the relative can decide if help to run or assist the patient. The bench allowed also to carry more than one person. We know that this is a concept and many things have to be added or changed. The mechanism to rotate the front wheels has to be designed. We know that this system could work but we stiil can’t understand how it works. Here are some video of other vehicle that use the same principle. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A3XUb5Rn948 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aTE6irdDSus We don’t know yet all the tecnhical stuff like the diameter of the tube, and we should make some structural calculation to know exaclty if the structure is stable. We miss some details like the light, the bag for the instruments and probably some mirrors to improve the visibility, but this are things that could be added in a second time. Process Idea
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INNOAID.ORG During the process we realize that this one is not the only possibe solution that can be done, but we went straight
- n this because we think it answer at all the requirements of the brief. Of course, it still needs some improvement.