VEHICLE MOBILITY Innovations in Vehicle Mobility and Adaptive Driving Equipment Dan Radacosky 2015 Dan Radacosky All rights reserved.

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2 BraunAbility Logo driving freedom, picture of van with side power ramp and a woman using a wheelchair talking to a man toward the rear of the van

3 VMI Imagine Possibilities Logo

4 A PHILOSOPHY OF VEHICLE MOBILITY The Clinical Approach

5 WHEELCHAIR LIFTS Limited Solution for Limited Problems

6 BUMPER LIFTS

11 CRANE LIFTS

14 OTHER WHEELCHAIR LIFTS

18 VEHICLE TYPES From Full Size Vans to Lowered Floor Minivans and Beyond

19 FULL SIZE VAN From Hippie Van to Mobility Vehicle

23 FULL SIZE VAN Options for raised roof/raised door, lowered floor, or both Will accommodate the largest people in the largest power chairs All require a lift (i.e. no ramps) Gas mileage sucks They re huge, and harder for disabled drivers to drive In the midst of their extinction cycle

24 LOWERED FLOOR MINIVAN The Innovation in Mobility

25 LOWERED FLOOR MINIVAN Lowering the floor provides more door height for entry and interior height for comfort/fit Ramp system provides easy ingress and egress Kneeling system reduces ramp angle for ease of entry and exit Removable front seats provide flexibility for configuration (i.e. where the wheelchair user sits)

29 WHY A VAN? You should never have to adapt to your adapted vehicle.

30 CONVERSION TYPE Fold-Out vs. In-Floor Ramp Styles

36 OTHER VEHICLE TYPES Choices and Concerns

37 ALTERNATIVE VEHICLE CONVERSIONS All conversions are a geometry problem You must fit the geometry of the wheelchair into the geometry of the vehicle within the parameters of the vehicle engineering. Size of Wheelchair vs. Space Inside Vehicle Alternative configurations? Driver vs. Passenger Has the specific conversion been crash tested?

38 It s a different problem depending on the wheelchair type

43 Word of Warning: Ask Before You Buy!!!

44 ADAPTIVE EQUIPMENT Adapting the vehicle to the user, not vice versa.

45 Assistive Seating

49 6-Way Transfer Seat

53 Securement Systems True Manual Tie-Downs (cargo straps with hooks) Self-Ratcheting or Self-Tightening Straps (Q Straint QRT or Sure-Lok ) Electronic Securement Systems (EZ Lock or Q Straint QLK)

54 Manual Straps or Tie Downs

56 Self-Ratcheting or Self-Tightening Straps

60 Electronic Securement Systems

66 Programmable Hand Controls

67 For reference, let s look at some Standard Hand Controls

70 Compare Programmable Hand Controls

74 Reduced Effort Steering and Braking Systems

75 REDUCED EFFORT STEERING AND BRAKING SYSTEMS Low Effort and Zero Effort Systems Significantly reduces the strength threshold necessary for someone to drive Standard Factory Steering: ounces of effort Reduced Effort Steering: ounces of effort Zero Effort Steering: 5-12 ounces

76 High Tech Driving Systems

77 EMC AEVIT 2.0 System

79 dsi Scott Driving System

81 Joysteer Driving System

83 Paravan Driving System

85 INNOVATIONS THAT WERE NOT DESIGNED AS ADAPTIVE EQUIPMENT Back-Up/Side View Cameras GPS Navigation Systems Voice Recognition Technology

86 WHAT S NEXT IN VEHICLE MOBILITY?

87 New Vehicle Types

95 The Next BIG Thing?

96 Autonomous Vehicles

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104 THE FUTURE IS COMING FASTER THAN YOU THINK! Innovation Will Rule Mobility

Honda Pilot. Northstar E Conversion

Honda Pilot. Northstar E Conversion Honda Pilot Northstar E Conversion VMI Northstar E with Access360 Manual In-Floor Ramp VMI takes pride in producing the easiest to use, most accessible mobility solutions in the world. The Honda Pilot