MIE 496 - GALE
Fall 2004 Collaborative GALE Project
Welcome to the UMass GALE project. This Project involves the continuation of designing and building a prototype add-on for a John Deere 6x4 Gator. Throughout the project stages, UMass will be collaborating with Georgia Tech. and UIUC. The design is specific to people who use a wheelchair but wish to transport the chair easily when they are using the Gator. The UMass team's task is to design a device able to stow and retrieve a folded wheelchair on the 6x4. The design should be easy for the user to control while also minimally impeding on the usefulness of the Gator as a utility vehicle. Low cost and robustness are also priorities.
Special thanks goes out to our project sponsors which include John Deere, Parametric Technology Corporation, and the Mechanical Engineering Department at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst.
Last updated November 4, 2004