TriPawd Cadeira de rodas para cans by Dosun Shin

TriPawd Cadeira de rodas para cans by Dosun Shin is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2021 A' Design Award de Prata in Deseño de Coidado de Mascotas, Xoguetes, Subministros e Produtos para Animais Competition Category.

PrataCoidado de Mascotas· 2021

TriPawd Cadeira de rodas para cans

by Dosun Shin

Client: Arizona State University

A' Design Award de Prata Winner in Coidado de Mascotas Category

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The Design

About TriPawd Cadeira de rodas para cans

TriPawd é unha cadeira de rodas para cans deseñada para cans que perderon unha pata dianteira. Dúas grandes rodas traseiras melloran a estabilidade e a mobilidade do dispositivo. Unha pequena roda dianteira no cadro de tubo metálico curvado suxeita unha copa de peito de fibra de vidro. O cadro curvado deixa espazo suficiente para que o can camiñe sen interferencias das patas restantes. O poste de apoio é axustable en altura para cans de diferentes tamaños. Non se emprega ningunha correa, polo que o can pode subir e baixar do dispositivo e pode sentarse e deitarse sen axuda do propietario.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award de Prata

TriPawd Cadeira de rodas para cans gañou o A' Design Award de Prata, un recoñecemento enormemente prestixioso outorgado a deseños de gama alta, fermosos e impresionantes. Os gañadores Prata son obras tremendamente brillantes e sumamente creativas que ilustran a pericia, o talento e a agudeza sobresaíntes dos seus deseñadores. Espérase que TriPawd Cadeira de rodas para cans sexa unha obra marabillosa, escaparate de oficio, notablemente profesional e profundamente innovadora. Este deseño gañador do A' Design Award de Prata é unha invención moi notable e admirada que beneficia e fai avanzar os límites da arte, a ciencia, o deseño e a tecnoloxía. TriPawd Cadeira de rodas para cans é unha creación moi envexada que esperta desexos, achega sentimentos positivos e prende asombro e marabilla.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.

Unique Properties: This project was to design an assistive device that will help 3 legs-handicapped dogs walk and stand on their own. Two large rear wheels were used to improve both the stability and mobility of the device, while a front small wheel on the metal tube frame connecting the two wheels provided strong support for the chest cup. The bent metal frame provided just enough space for the dog to walk without any interference of his legs. The pole is height-adjustable for different sizes of dogs.
Dimensions & Packaging: 685 mm x 630 mm x 550 mm
Tags: Handicapped dog, dog wheelchair, animal assistive device, product design, product innovation
Production Technology: Bent metal frame, fiberglass chest cup
Design Challenge: One key aspect while collecting measurements of the dog is that dogs don’t understand what is happening in the same way human subjects would understand. Another challenging factor was that animals are not able to communicate and provide the same level of feedback as a human, regarding comfortability and overall effectiveness of the device. Since it was such a huge challenge to measure the accurate size and shape of the dog’s upper body, the designer produced a series of different-sized chest cups, followed by the repetition of measurements.
Research: This project introduces the design and development of a new assistive wheeled product for handicapped dogs. The device is specifically targeted for a 5-year-old mastiff who lost one of his front legs due to a gunshot accident in California, U.S. This study involves research, design, and usability testing with a series of working prototypes on the dog.
Inspiration: Sadly, the dog had no bone structure left due to his left front leg being completely removed from surgery. Because of this, the design direction was focused on a wheeled type of mobility device called a dog wheelchair due to its similar functionality to a human wheelchair. This device allows the dog to jump on and off easily without any strapping mechanisms on his body. This will also allow the dog to sit and lie down freely without his owner’s assistance.
Project Duration: The project started in July 2019 in Tempe, Arizona, U.S, and finished in December 2020.
Operation Flow: This device helps 3 legs-handicapped dogs walk and stand on their own for longer periods of time without any assistance from the owners.
Image Credits: Image #1: Creator, Dosun Shin, 2020.
Optional Image #1: Creator, Dosun Shin, 2020.
Optional Image #2: Creator, Dosun Shin, 2020.
Optional Image #3: Photographer, Dosun Shin, 2020.
Optional Image #4: Photographer, Dosun Shin, 2020.