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    Design of an electrical power assist kit for manual wheelchair under the conditions of developing countries
    (2013-06-24) Mejía Gutiérrez, Ricardo; Zuluaga Holguín, Daniel; Universidad EAFIT. Departamento de Ingeniería de Diseño; Ricardo Mejia (rmejiag@eafit.edu.co); Daniel Zuluaga (dzulua19@eafit.edu.co); Ingeniería de Diseño - GRID
    Electric mobility has become an important issue worldwide; proof of this is that all the transportation areas are tending towards a green approach for their business by using renewable energies -- In parallel form, mobility for disabled people is a global concern right now, specifically how to improve the independency and raise the standard of living of people in this situation -- Electric mobility solutions have provided an important advance in the independency of patients -- However, as occurs with emerging technologies the price is quite high, especially for developing countries such as Colombia -- This work presents the design of an electric power kit for manual wheelchair, with the aim of making it adaptable for different wheelchair brands available in the Colombian market