{"id":10018154,"date":"2017-05-04T15:39:14","date_gmt":"2017-05-04T13:39:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fh-joanneum.at\/?post_type=projects&#038;p=18154"},"modified":"2017-05-04T15:43:23","modified_gmt":"2017-05-04T13:43:23","slug":"the-worlds-lightest-folding-wheelchair","status":"publish","type":"project","link":"https:\/\/www.fh-joanneum.at\/en\/project\/the-worlds-lightest-folding-wheelchair\/","title":{"rendered":"The world\u2019s lightest folding wheelchair"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-sidebar-layout-container margin-bottom-normal\">\n    <div\n        class=\"container-lg\"\n        style=\"--bs-gutter-x: 0;\"\n    >\n        <div\n            class=\"row\"\n            style=\"--bs-gutter-x: 0;\"\n        >\n            \n<div class=\"col-12 col-md-3 order-1 order-md-0 sidebar\">\n            \n<div\n    id=\"\"\n    class=\"wp-block-institute-card margin-bottom-normal\"\n>\n    <div class=\"container-lg\">\n                                    <div class=\"row justify-content-around\">\n                    <div class=\"col-8 col-sm-6 col-md-12\">\n                        <a\n        class=\"engineering institute-card\"\n        href=\"https:\/\/www.fh-joanneum.at\/en\/institute\/automotive-engineering\/\"\n        target=\"_self\"\n    >\n                            <div class=\"major-bg-color\">\n            <div class=\"wrapper\">\n                <div class=\"header\">\n                    <span>Institute<\/span>\n                <\/div>\n                <h4>Automotive Engineering<\/h4>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <span><\/span>\n                    <\/a>\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div id=\"\" class=\"wp-block-fact-box margin-bottom-normal\">\n  <div class=\"container-lg\">\n        <div class=\"row justify-content-around\">\n            <div class=\"col-8 col-sm-6 col-md-12\">\n                <div class=\"card border border-light p-3\">\n                    <ul class=\"list-unstyled mb-0\">\n                                              <li\n                          class=\"\"\n                        >\n                          <div class=\"label mb-1\">\n                            Contact\n                          <\/div>\n                          <div class=\"value fw-bold\"><\/div>\n                        <\/li>\n                                          <\/ul>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"d-none d-md-flex col-md-1 seperator-column\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"col-12 col-md-8 order-0 order-md-1\">\n     \n<div\n    id=\"\"\n    class=\"wp-block-intro-text margin-bottom-normal\"\n>\n    <div class=\"container-lg\">\n        <div class=\"row\">\n            <div class=\"col\">\n                <div class=\"major-text-color fst-italic\"><div class=\"module-migration-intro-text\">\n<p class=\"field-migration-intro_textfield\">\n<p>Facilitating movement: if you\u2019re reliant on a piece of equipment in everyday life, then there\u2019s a huge difference between 5 and 20 kilogrammes. The world\u2019s lightest folding wheelchair has been designed and produced at the Institute of Automotive Engineering. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div id=\"\" class=\"wp-block-text-content margin-bottom-normal\">\n    <div class=\"container-lg\">\n        <div class=\"row\">\n            <div class=\"col\">\n                <p>Weighing only 4.96 kg, the world&rsquo;s lightest folding wheelchair is made from a combination of carbon, aramid, aluminium and steel. By comparison, patients in hospital are typically having to push around 20 kg in addition to their own bodyweight. This weight difference is achieved through ultra-lightweight construction in which materials are used extremely efficiently and the properties of each material are used to optimum effect.<\/p>\n<p>The idea behind this project, which is the work of four students on the Master&rsquo;s degree programme in Automotive Engineering, is to improve mobility for people with physical impairments. The students have already applied their knowledge of ultra-lightweight design and construction in a very different field, namely in developing a racing car for the Formula Student competition.<\/p>\n\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<!-- TODO:\n      Short Code und Cookie Notice anpassen\n      Barrierefreiheit Texte\n-->\n<div\n    id=\"\"\n    class=\"wp-block-video margin-bottom-normal\"\n>\n    <div class=\"container-lg\">\n        <div class=\"row\">\n            <div class=\"col\">\n\n                                    <div class='embed-container'> <div class=\"brlbs-cmpnt-container brlbs-cmpnt-content-blocker\" data-borlabs-cookie-content-blocker-id=\"youtube-content-blocker\" data-borlabs-cookie-content=\"PGlmcmFtZSBpZD0ndmlkZW8nIHNyYz0nLy93d3cueW91dHViZS5jb20vZW1iZWQvbW1mdU5XU281NmM\/cmVsPTAmY29udHJvbHM9MCZzaG93aW5mbz0wJmVuYWJsZWpzYXBpPTEmbW9kZXN0YnJhbmRpbmc9MScgZnJhbWVib3JkZXI9JzAnIGFsbG93ZnVsbHNjcmVlbj48L2lmcmFtZT4=\" ><div class=\"brlbs-cmpnt-cb-preset-b\"> <div class=\"brlbs-cmpnt-cb-thumbnail\" style=\"background-image: url('https:\/\/cdn.fh-joanneum.at\/media\/2021\/02\/conversory-fh-joanneum-video-overlay-bg.jpg')\"><\/div> <div class=\"brlbs-cmpnt-cb-main\"> <div class=\"brlbs-cmpnt-cb-content\"> <h4 class=\"brlbs-cmpnt-cb-description\">To access the youtube video, click the button below. Please note that doing so will share data with third-party providers.<\/h4> <\/div> <div class=\"brlbs-cmpnt-cb-buttons\"> <a class=\"brlbs-cmpnt-cb-btn\" href=\"#\" data-borlabs-cookie-accept-service role=\"button\" style=\"display: inherit\">Accept required service and unblock video<\/a> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div><\/div><\/div>                            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div id=\"\" class=\"wp-block-text-content margin-bottom-normal\">\n    <div class=\"container-lg\">\n        <div class=\"row\">\n            <div class=\"col\">\n                <p>By consistently improving construction and the choice of materials, it was possible to reduce the weight of a second wheelchair even further. The students also organised sponsoring for their project. However, it is not intended that the project ends after construction of the second wheelchair: there are many options for taking the project forward, whether for use in aircraft or installation in a car, where the wheelchair is effectively integrated as a form of docking station.  <\/p>\n\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div\n    id=\"\"\n    class=\"wp-block-tipp-box margin-bottom-normal\"\n>\n    <div class=\"container-lg\">\n        <div class=\"row\">\n            <div class=\"col\">\n                <div class=\"tipp-box border border-warning\">\n                    <div class=\"tipp-box-inner p-2 p-md-3\">\n                        <h4 class=\"\">Tip<\/h4>\n                        <p>If you have any questions about the wheelchair or other student projects, please feel free to contact us.<\/p>\n\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The idea behind this project, the work of four students on the Master\u2019s degree programme in Automotive Engineering, is to improve mobility for people with physical impairments.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":11,"featured_media":10017681,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fh-joanneum.at\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/project\/10018154"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fh-joanneum.at\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/project"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fh-joanneum.at\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/project"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fh-joanneum.at\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/11"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.fh-joanneum.at\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/project\/10018154\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fh-joanneum.at\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/10017681"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fh-joanneum.at\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10018154"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}