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Project Summary

Project Information

Public restroom facilities are required to accommodate everyone, most importantly individuals who are challenged with the current bathroom process. Articulating Toilets are used to accommodate individuals who are required to use wheelchairs for daily transportation and have little to no use of their lower body. The toilet themselves should provide the user with the ability to use in a timely and efficient manner. Some people are still encountering problems while using wheelchair accessible restrooms. Some of these daily problems include not having the means or strength to lift themselves onto the toilet seats, experiencing a difference in height between the toilets and the wheelchair, and not having enough room to clean themselves after use.

 

A prototype was developed by senior design team W.A.R.3 in 2018/19 in attempt to resolve these problems that makes the bathroom process more feasible for individuals with limited lower body strength. This device uses a hydraulic system that sometimes faults during use, has trouble fitting over the standard toilet seat, and looks from medieval times. Our team will deliver a product that meets ADA requirements, fits over any standard toilet. The design will include safety features and will be easily installed in any public and home restrooms.

Project Title: Accessible Toilet

Project Number: P21011

Start Term: 2020 Fall

End Term: 2021 Spring

Faculty Guide: Stephen Pellow

Primary Customer(s): Art North

Sponsor (financial support): RIT MSD

Team Members

(From left: Gina Wilson, Kaylie McEntire, Kimberly Gomez, Jared Moore, Hannah Husarek, Chad Wake, Cam Slenker)










MemberMajorRoleContact
HannahMechanical Engineering

Project Manager

hbh1507@rit.edu
JaredMechanical Engineering

Documentation/Purchasing

jtm5523@rit.edu
ChadMechanical Engineering

Mechanical Lead

caw5317@rit.edu
GinaMechanical Engineering

Design Lead

gxw6886@rit.edu
KaylieBiomedical Engineering

Communications/Facilitator

kmm9711@rit.edu
KimberlyIndustrial DesignConsultant

kmg1950@rit.edu

CamMechanical Engineering TechnologyFabricator/Weldercjs6428@rit.edu

Work Breakdown: By Phase

MSD I & II

MSD I

MSD II

Planning & Execution

Project Photos and Videos

Imagine RIT

Gate Reviews

Problem Definition

Systems Design

Preliminary Detailed Design

Detailed Design

Build & Test Prep

Subsystem Build & Test

Integrated System Build & Test

Customer Handoff & Final Project Documentation (Verification & Validation)

Work Breakdown: By Topic

Project Management

Design Tools

Design Documentation

Implementation

Validation

Presentation & Dissemination

PRP

Requirements

Schedule

Cost

Risk Management

Problem Management

Communication & Minutes

Use Cases

Benchmarking

Functional Decomposition

Morphological Chart

Pugh Concept Selection

BOM

Mechanical Drawings

Electrical Schematics

Facility Layout

Manuals

Mockups

Test Fixtures

Prototyping

Test Plans

Analysis Results

Simulations

Test Results

Design Review Documents

Technical Paper

Poster

Imagine RIT

Acknowledgements