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Designing 21st Century Vehicles for People with Disabilities
Description
The Merlin Prize for accessible, autonomous electric vehicles (A2EV) (“the Challenge”) is a global crowd-sourced design challenge focused on developing innovative and inclusive transportation solutions for communities of individuals with physical, sensory, and/or cognitive disabilities.
Automotive industry experts predict that electric vehicles (EVs) will eventually surpass gas-powered vehicles and virtually all autonomous vehicles (AVs) are electric.
Unfortunately, adapting an EV to make it accessible by individuals that require a fixed-frame electric wheelchair or scooter to date has been cost-prohibitive due to the extensive reconfiguration of critical components required to permit ingress and egress.
The goal of this challenge is to change this equation and make autonomous, electric vehicles accessible for all. The focus of the Challenge is to develop accessible, autonomous electric vehicles that function as personal vehicles.
An individual in a wheelchair might require a ramp, while a person with low vision might rely on enhanced auditory alerts. The length of a prosthetic leg controls the need for legroom so that a prosthesis can reach the floor without causing pain, and the level of hearing loss drives the demand of an individual’s more tactile and visual senses. Car manufacturers are currently struggling to evolve from their reliance on gas-powered to more sustainable, electric vehicles, and they are unlikely to spend the required resources to develop inclusive solutions to fit the needs of people with disabilities.
The focus of the Challenge is to develop accessible, autonomous electric vehicles that function as personal vehicles. Innovators can choose to use an existing platform as a base for their design; however, the base platform must be capable of operating at highway speeds and Innovator must make every attempt to receive written permission to use the existing vehicle in their design submission.
Opportunities Focus Area:
– Engineering
– Computer science
– Arts & Design
– Healthcare
Specialities
Artificial Intelligence& Robotics& Machine learning, Automotive & Vehicle Engineering, Business Information Systems, Computer Sciences (CS) & Computer programming, Creative, Applied Arts and Design, Electrical Engineering& Electrical Power& Machines Engineering, Electronics & Embedded Technology & Electronic Engineering & Microelectronic Engineering, Engineering & Technology, General Engineering & Technology, Industrial & Systems Engineering, Interior Design, Manufacturing and Production Engineering, Materials Science& Biomaterials& Engineering (MSE), Mechanical Engineering, Mechatronics Engineering, Software Engineering
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- Deadline
Deadline:
13 September, 2020
- 11:59pm PDT
- Location
- Funding type
- Duration
From 1 month to 6 months
- Start date
26 July, 2020
- End date
1 October, 2020
- Opportunity type
ELIGIBILITIES
- Age
18 - 24, 25 - 35, 36 - 60
- A minor (under 18) can participate in the challenge as long as there is a guardian (a parent) present to execute any agreements, supervise the submission and provide consent as necessary.
- Gender:
Male, Female
- Nationality
- Required languages
- Other requirements
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- Created by
- Maha Mostafa/Egypt
- Published by
- Nada Samir / Egypt
- Reviewed by
- Mostafa Omran/ Egypt
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13 September, 2020
- 11:59pm PDT
- Location
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- Duration
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- Start date
26 July, 2020
- End date
1 October, 2020
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