SBIR/STTR Research Award
Automatic Accident Prevention System for Independent Wheelchair Users.
Award amount
$75,000Program and phase
SBIR · Phase IAward year
2011Award details
- Awarding agency
- Department of Education
- Branch
- Not reported
- Recipient company
- Minnesota HealthSolutions Corporation
- Proposal award date
- Not reported
- Contract end date
- 2012-03-31
- UEI
- G34WKGPA1M73
- Solicitation number
- Not reported
- Topic code
- 84.133S-1
Research abstract
This project develops and evaluates an accident prevention system for manual wheelchairs. A stability control system, similar to technology available for passenger cars is developed and evaluated to establish its feasibility and utility to independent wheelchair users. There were more than 80,000 emergency room visits in 2008 due to wheelchair falls. Falls cause significant physical and potentially emotional damage to wheelchair users and often lead to the user adopting a more restricted lifestyle.
Technology keywords
Not reported
Other awards by this recipient
Verified by the same UEI. These are other public SBIR/STTR award pages, not a merged company record.
- Improved Dialysis Cannulation Needle
- Novel Bladder Catheterization Device
- Advanced Side Impact Head Protection Technology for Child Safety Seats
- Inclusive Online Interactive Platform for Parents in Rural Settings to Promote Healthy Habits
- Chair to Prevent and Treat Pressure Injuries in Persons Living with Alzheimer's Disease and Related Dementias
Awards with the same topic code
Verified by an exact topic code match. This is not a text-similarity match.
- Socket Pressure Monitoring System
- Development and Evaluation of Accessible Voter Education Software for Students and Adults with Intellectual Disabilities
- The Intelligent Brace: A Compliance Monitoring System for Scoliosis
- A Music-Based Rehabilitation Device for Training and Assessing Hand Function
- Tactile Awareness Prompting (TAP) System
Research funding history
66 SBIR/STTR records share this UEI (2007–2025). Reported award amounts total $44,761,119. Reported amounts are not federal obligations.
Phases: Phase I, Phase II
Agencies: Department of Health and Human Services, Department of Education, National Science Foundation