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Metro- Aid Metro- Aid

Where’s the Ambulance?

Pink B

The Idea The Idea

Maneuverability and Safe Transport Maneuverability and Safe Transport

Problems for Sketch Problems for Sketch Model Model

• Kinematics

Kinematics

• Weight Distribution

Weight Distribution

• Mechanical Concept

Mechanical Concept

Technical Details Technical Details

Center of Mass, Active Control of Center of Mass, Active Control of Wheels, etc. Wheels, etc.

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In Nepal In Nepal

435 out of 100,000 mothers 435 out of 100,000 mothers died at childbirth because they died at childbirth because they couldn couldn’ ’t get to a hospital. t get to a hospital.

from the World Health Organization from the World Health Organization WHO (2005) WHO (2005)

Benchmarking Benchmarking

Overseas Use, Domestic Overseas Use, Domestic

Bicycle Empowerment Bicycle Empowerment Network Namibia Network Namibia

($530 USD) ($530 USD)

WWI Red Cross WWI Red Cross

Various Solutions Various Solutions

Questions? Questions?