This paper outlines the design and prototyping of a portable stair lift system. The system is able to be quickly assembled and disassembled on any straight set of stairs to assist in transporting heavy objects between floors of multi-level buildings. It is composed of three main parts: rails, cart, and lifting system. Objects to be lifted are secured to the cart which is then pulled up the rails by the modular lifting system.

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Creator

• Peters, Ethan
• Brown, Madison Mackensie

Publisher

• Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Identifier

• E-project-051820-014521

Advisor

• Bitar, Stephen John
• Guceri, Selcuk

Year

• 2020

Date created

• 2020-05-18

Resource type

• Major Qualifying Project

Major

• Mechanical Engineering
• Electrical & Computer Engineering

Rights statement

• In Copyright