P19011: Wheelchair Accessible Restroom

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Project Summary	Project Information
For people confined to wheelchairs, using public restroom facilities can be an extremely difficult and unpleasant experience. It can be even worse if they have little or no ability to use their lower body. They particularly struggle with the wheelchair to toilet transfer due to their limited mobility as well as the varying heights of the toilet seats. As a result of this, a trip to the restroom can take as long as an hour, leading them to avoid using public restrooms all together. Currently, there is a working model for this design, but a lot of development is still needed with emphasis on the ergonomic design, aesthetic, and improved mechanics and material usage. The goal of this project is to design a device that will act as additional hardware to either be incorporated into the restroom or travel with the customer to make this process a lot easier for them. The ideal system will streamline the transferring process for those who are wheelchair confined from their wheelchair to the toilet seat to make the experience much faster and more comfortable. This device must also follow the ADA requirements for plumbing elements and facilities.	Project Name Wheelchair Accessible Restroom Project Number P19011 Start Term 2181 End Term 2185 Faculty Guide Donald Pophal, dwpddm@rit.edu Primary Customer Art North Sponsor Multidisciplinary Senior Design, RIT Kate Gleason College of Engineering

Team Members

Team pictured left to right: Nathan Bracalente, Daniel Vetere, Jax Ohashi, Rachel Berry, Rachel Ackles, Don Phan

Member	Discipline	Role	Contact
Don Phan	Biomedical Engineering	Purchasing and Test Engineer	dxp1909@rit.edu
Nathan Bracalente	Mechanical Engineering	Lead Mechanical and Fluids Engineer	nxb3461@rit.edu
Rachel Ackles	Industrial and Systems Engineering	Project Manager	rxa2443@rit.edu
Daniel Vetere	Mechanical Engineering	Design Engineer and Head of Communications	djv5729@rit.edu
Rachel Berry	Industrial and Systems Engineering	Systems Engineer and Edge Coordinator	rxb5015@rit.edu
Jax Ohashi	Industrial Design	Systems Designer	jao3349@rit.edu

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Thank you to our customer, Art North, and the RIT MSD Department for the continued support throughout this project.