HOMEHOIST
"A novel, integrated, wheelchair and hoist system"
| Coordinatore | HI-TECH AUTOMATION LIMITED
Organization address
address: HENSON WAY 1A VERNON COURT TELFORD WAY INDUSTRIAL ESTATE contact info |
| Nazionalità Coordinatore | United Kingdom [UK] |
| Sito del progetto | http://www.homehoist.eu |
| Totale costo | 1˙163˙575 € |
| EC contributo | 892˙992 € |
| Programma | FP7-SME
Specific Programme "Capacities": Research for the benefit of SMEs |
| Code Call | FP7-SME-2012 |
| Funding Scheme | BSG-SME |
| Anno di inizio | 2013 |
| Periodo (anno-mese-giorno) | 2013-01-01 - 2014-12-31 |
Partecipanti
| # | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
HI-TECH AUTOMATION LIMITED
Organization address
address: HENSON WAY 1A VERNON COURT TELFORD WAY INDUSTRIAL ESTATE contact info |
UK (KETTERING) | coordinator | 240˙194.10 |
| 2 |
YACOUB SAKKAB AND PARTNERS CO GENERAL PARTNERSHIP
Organization address
address: ALSITEEN AZRAQ STREET AL RAQEEM contact info |
JO (AMMAN) | participant | 243˙077.00 |
| 3 |
ARTI ENDUSTRIYEL ELEKTRONIK SERVIS SISTEM LIMITED SIRKETI
Organization address
address: GERSAN SANAYI SITESI 2308 SOK 80 contact info |
TR (ANKARA) | participant | 195˙834.00 |
| 4 |
ORTHOS XXI UNIPESSOAL LDA
Organization address
address: RUA SANTA LEOCADIA DE BRITEIROS contact info |
PT (GUIMARAES) | participant | 193˙689.00 |
| 5 |
THE UK HEALTH & ENVIRONMENT RESEARCH INSTITUTE
Organization address
address: PERA BUSINESS PARK, NOTTINGHAM ROAD contact info |
UK (MELTON MOWBRAY) | participant | 13˙198.00 |
| 6 |
INSTITUTO DE BIOMECANICA DE VALENCIA
Organization address
address: UNIVERSIDAD POLITECNICA DE VALENCIA EDIFICIO 9C CAMINO DE VERA S/N contact info |
ES (VALENCIA) | participant | 7˙000.00 |
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Obiettivo del progetto (Objective)
'The objective of the project is to produce a wheelchair with an integral hoist system. This will allow for more independent living, a reduced need for lifting and manual handling from carers and a reduction in the number of costly disability aids within the home.
The Homehoist system will function initially as an everyday wheelchair, but will also be capable of lifting the user at certain positions within the home via the integrated hoist system rotate them through 180 degrees to the toilet, the shower, a sofa, or a bed. This will incorporate a stabilisation system and optional floor clamps will ensure the system is can operate under more demanding load conditions. If others areas of the home need to be accessed the hoist section of Homehoist is able to be detached and used independently, this will also improve transportation of the device by breaking the system down into two lighter more compact units.
At Hi Tech Automation Limited we want to be sure that our business continues to develop. We make mechanical and lifting systems and consider ourselves experts in the field. With the help of AKS Medical, Technik, ARTI Electronics, HERI and IBV, we believe we have identified a novel design solution to the difficulty, comfort and costs associated with lifting a cerebral palsy patient.
The primary aim of the project is to develop an integrated wheelchair and hoist system capable of independent use by a cerebral palsy patient with upper body strength. We will build and test a demonstration prototype. Post project we will invest in the design to develop it to production level.'