title: Further safety enhancement of a specialized power assisted tricycle for a child with osteogenesis imperfecta type III and design of an adjustble hand power tricycle.
abstract: Several tricycles, one a customized power assisted tricycle, and the second a hand powered tricycle were developed, which offered a unique opportunity to serve multiple purposes in several children's development throughout Wyoming. In Both cases these tricycles provide the children with the opportunity to gain muscle mass, strength, coordination, and confidence. The power assisted tricycle was completed as a senior design project in 2002, and over time safety enhancements have been completed to make the tricycle safer for operation. Unfortunately, the safety system enhancements were not acceptable for it to be released for use. For this reason the tricycle was further redesigned to include more redundant safety systems which will allow the tricycle to be safe for the child's use. The second tricycle was designed to allow for a group of children who have limited use of their legs, to be able to use the same tricycle to give them more upper body strength. A gear system using multiple gear sprockets was adapted to a preexisting tricycle to provide hand power rather than foot power. Without these improvements, the children would not have the opportunity to use these tricycles to help with their development.
authors.affiliation: Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Wyoming, Laramie, WY 82070, USA.
authors.forename: Matthew
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Geu
authors.forename: Robert
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Madsen
authors.forename: Erica
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Weber
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Burnett
authors.forename: Steven
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Barrett
mesh_terms: D001642:Bicycling; D002648:Child; D004867:Equipment Design; D019544:Equipment Failure Analysis; D004869:Equipment Safety; D005081:Exercise Therapy / Q000295:instrumentation*; D006801:Humans; D010013:Osteogenesis Imperfecta / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D012656:Self-Help Devices