TriPawd Ọrụ Ndabere: Ụgbọ Nkụda Nkịta by Dosun Shin

TriPawd Ọrụ Ndabere: Ụgbọ Nkụda Nkịta by Dosun Shin is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2021 Ihe Nrite A' Design Award nke Ọlaọcha in Nhazi Nlekọta Anụ Ụlọ, Ihe Egwuregwu, Ngwá na Ngwaahịa maka Anụmanụ Competition Category.

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TriPawd Ọrụ Ndabere: Ụgbọ Nkụda Nkịta

by Dosun Shin

Client: Arizona State University

Ihe Nrite A' Design Award nke Ọlaọcha Winner in Nlekọta Anụ Ụlọ Category

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The Design

About TriPawd Ọrụ Ndabere: Ụgbọ Nkụda Nkịta

TriPawd bụ ụgbọ nkụda nkịta e mere maka nkịta ndị tụfuru otu ụkwụ n'ihu. Wịịlụ abụọ buru ibu dị n'azụ na-eme ka nkwụsi ike na mmegharị nke ngwaọrụ ahụ dịkwuo mma. Otu obere wịịlụ dị n'ihu nke dị n'elu ọkpọ igwe a gbago agbago na-akwado iko obi eji fiberglass mee. Ọkpọ a gbago agbago na-ahapụ oghere zuru ezu maka nkịta ịga ije n'enweghị mkpọtụ site n'ụkwụ ndị fọdụrụ. Enwere ike ịgbanwe ịdị elu nke ọkpọ nkwado maka nkịta nwere ọ dịiche iche n'ụhara. Ejighị ihe ọ bụla eke gbaa ya, ya mere nkịta nwere ike ịbanye na ịpụ n'ngwaọrụ ahụ ma nwee ike ịnọdụ ala na idina ala n'enweghị enyemaka onye nwe ya.

The Recognition

About the Ihe Nrite A' Design Award nke Ọlaọcha

TriPawd Ọrụ Ndabere: Ụgbọ Nkụda Nkịta meriri A' Design Award nke Ọlaọcha, nnabata dị oke ugwu e nyere design ndị dị n'ọkwa kachasị elu, mara mma ma na-eju anya. Ndị meriri na Ọlaọcha bụ ọrụ na-egbu maramara nke ukwuu ma dị oke nzụlite nke na-egosi ọmarịcha ihe ọmụma, talent na nghọta nke ndị designer ha. A na-atụ anya na TriPawd Ọrụ Ndabere: Ụgbọ Nkụda Nkịta ga-abụ ọrụ dị ịtụnanya, ihe nlereanya, nke dị oke ọrụ ma dị omimi n'ihe ọhụrụ. Design a meriri A' Design Award nke Ọlaọcha bụ ihe e mepụtara dị oke ịrịba ama, nke a na-eto nke na-erite uru ma na-ebuga oke nka, sayensị, design na teknụzụ n'ihu. TriPawd Ọrụ Ndabere: Ụgbọ Nkụda Nkịta bụ ihe e kere eke ọtụtụ ndị na-ekwo ekworo ya nke na-akpali ọchịchọ, na-eweta mmetụta ọma ma na-akpali ịtụnanya.

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.