TriPawd Primary Function: Kẹkẹ-ẹlẹ́sẹ̀ fún Ajá by Dosun Shin

TriPawd Primary Function: Kẹkẹ-ẹlẹ́sẹ̀ fún Ajá by Dosun Shin is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2021 Àmì-ẹ̀yẹ Fàdákà A' Design Award in Àpẹẹrẹ Ìtọ́jú Ẹranko, Ohun-ìṣeré àti Ohun-èlò Ẹranko Competition Category.

FàdákàÌtọ́jú Ẹranko· 2021

TriPawd Primary Function: Kẹkẹ-ẹlẹ́sẹ̀ fún Ajá

by Dosun Shin

Client: Arizona State University

Àmì-ẹ̀yẹ Fàdákà A' Design Award Winner in Ìtọ́jú Ẹranko Category

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The Design

About TriPawd Primary Function: Kẹkẹ-ẹlẹ́sẹ̀ fún Ajá

TriPawd jẹ́ kẹkẹ-ẹlẹ́sẹ̀ tí a ṣe fún àwọn ajá tí wọ́n ti pàdánù ẹsẹ̀ iwájú kan. Kẹkẹ ńláńlá méjì tí ó wà lẹ́yìn ń mú kí ẹ̀rọ náà dúró gbọn-ún àti pé ó ń jẹ́ kí ó rọrùn láti gbé kiri. Kẹkẹ kékeré kan tí ó wà níwájú lórí férémù túbù irin tí ó wọ̀ ń gbé ago àyà tí a fi fáíbà-gíláàsì ṣe dúró. Férémù tí ó wọ̀ náà fi àyè tó dájú sílẹ̀ fún ajá láti rìn láìsí àìdábọ̀ láti ọ̀dọ̀ àwọn ẹsẹ̀ tó ṣẹ́kù. Ọ̀pá ìtìlẹ́yìn náà ṣeé ṣàtúnṣe ní gíga fún àwọn ajá tí ó ní ìwọ̀n tó yàtọ̀. A kò lo ìdìpọ̀ okùn kankan, nítorí náà ajá lè gòkè kí ó sì sọ̀kalẹ̀ lórí ẹ̀rọ náà ó sì lè jókòó kí ó sì dùbúlẹ̀ láìsí ìrànlọ́wọ́ láti ọ̀dọ̀ olówó rẹ̀.

The Recognition

About the Àmì-ẹ̀yẹ Fàdákà A' Design Award

TriPawd Primary Function: Kẹkẹ-ẹlẹ́sẹ̀ fún Ajá jẹ́ olùborí Àmì-ẹ̀yẹ Fàdákà A' Design Award, ìdánimọ̀ onípọ̀nlé lọ́nà àrà ọ̀tọ̀ tí a fún àwọn àwòṣe ìpele gíga jùlọ tó dára tó sì ń kan ọkàn. Àwọn olùborí Fàdákà jẹ́ àwọn iṣẹ́ tó ń tàn yòò gidigidi tó sì ní ìṣẹ̀dá púpọ̀ tí wọ́n ń ṣàfihàn ìmọ̀ ìjìnlẹ̀, ẹ̀bùn àti ìmọ̀ràn àwọn olùṣàwòṣe wọn. A retí pé TriPawd Primary Function: Kẹkẹ-ẹlẹ́sẹ̀ fún Ajá yóò jẹ́ iṣẹ́ àgbàyanu, àpẹẹrẹ rere, ti ọ̀jáfáfá lọ́nà tó ṣe pàtàkì tó sì ní ìmúṣẹ̀dá tuntun jinlẹ̀. Àwòṣe tó borí Àmì-ẹ̀yẹ Fàdákà A' Design Award yìí jẹ́ ohun ìmúṣẹ̀dá tó hàn gbangba gidigidi tí a mọrírì tó ń ṣe anfàní tó sì ń tì ààlà iṣẹ́ ọnà, sáyẹ́ǹsì, àwòṣe àti ìmọ̀-ẹ̀rọ síwájú. TriPawd Primary Function: Kẹkẹ-ẹlẹ́sẹ̀ fún Ajá jẹ́ ẹ̀dá tí ọ̀pọ̀lọpọ̀ ń ṣe ìlara, tó ń jí ìfẹ́ inú, tó ń mú ìmọ̀lára rere wá tó sì ń jí ìyàlẹ́nu àti ìyanu.

Behind the Design

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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.