Nowadays, multi-level condominiums have become many adults' choice of home. However, moving large and heavy objects such as a grand piano through the narrow stairwells requires the labor and effort of multiple people, and could potentially be dangerous. This project developed a prototype for carrying a large and heavy object up and through narrow stairwells for homeowners and moving companies. To accomplish this, we researched and studied the specifications of standard stairs, contingent products in the market and iterated our designs to improve. We developed the Portable Stair Lift System that helps people move faster and easier by running the cart on the rail, and eliminates the potential injuries.

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Creator

• Peralta, Robert L.
• Li, Chenxi

Subject

• Industry
• Infrastructure
• Project-Based Learning
• Community
• Innovation

Publisher

• Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Identifier

• 16726
• E-project-033121-113527

Advisor

• Radhakrishnan, Pradeep
• Guceri, Selcuk
• Onal, Cagdas

Year

• 2021

Date created

• 2021-03-31

Resource type

• Major Qualifying Project

Major

• Mechanical Engineering

Rights statement

• In Copyright

Last modified

• 2021-05-03