# Simplified Accessible Vehicle and Robotic wheelchair

> **NIH VA IK1** · VETERANS HEALTH ADMINISTRATION · 2024 · —

## Abstract

The goal of this research is to examine the feasibility of designing a powered wheelchair to
make it more capable of being transported in a minimally modified vehicle and/or electric
powered vehicle of which will reduce the cost for modifications and maintenance making
mobility and transportation more accessible and available to a larger population of veterans
more reliably. This will be accomplished by determining design criteria of the power wheelchair
based on key dimensions of common vehicles. Then, a power wheelchair concept will be
iteratively designed with the use of input from end-users and caregivers by individual interviews
and focus groups. Lastly, based on the determined design dimensions and feedback gathered
from end-users and caregivers, a 3D computer-aided design model will be created for future
manufacturing of a prototype.

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 10861942
- **Project number:** 1IK1RX004763-01A1
- **Recipient organization:** VETERANS HEALTH ADMINISTRATION
- **Principal Investigator:** Brandon Daveler
- **Activity code:** IK1 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** VA
- **Fiscal year:** 2024
- **Award amount:** —
- **Award type:** 1
- **Project period:** 2024-08-01 → 2026-07-31

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10861942

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 10861942, Simplified Accessible Vehicle and Robotic wheelchair (1IK1RX004763-01A1). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-27 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/10861942. Licensed CC0.

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