This document discusses the development of a smart car to provide independence and mobility for people with extreme disabilities. It notes that many disabled people feel anxious using public transportation due to issues like overcrowding and negative attitudes. The proposed smart car would be customizable to accommodate various physical, sensory and mental disabilities. It would allow disabled people to travel independently to locations like hospitals, parks and shops. The document outlines the proposed system, including automated driving and safety features. It discusses classifications of disability, statistics on disability prevalence in India, and barriers faced by the disabled. Cost estimates are provided for different models of the smart car. The goal is to improve quality of life for the disabled by providing independent mobility.
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Why other people behave unusual in front of disabled
people?
Why disabled people feel anxious about using public
transport?
What limits disabled people to travel to various places?
4. • 4 out of 5 disabled person feels anxious about using a public
transport.
• Due to problems faced while using public transport, one in three
people chose not to travel at all.
• Almost half of them experienced negative attitude like nasty looks,
comments and other issues such as no specific seating arrangements
or overcrowding.
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Facts say that…
5. 2.21% of total population in India has
disability (around 2 crore 68 lakhs).
The
prevalence
of hearing
impairment
in India is
around 6.3%.
Around 4.5M
people in
India have
visual
disability.
20% of
disabled
people in
India have
disability in
movement.
In India
almost out of
every 1000
children 5
are mentally
challenged.
Facts & Figures
(2019)
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7. Intentions
To provide independence
to people with extreme
disability.
To create a user
friendly customizable
mobility device.
To provide better
lifestyle to them.
To help them visit
Hospitals, ATMs, Parks,
etc. by themselves.
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8. • DISABELED HUMAN
• Direct recipients
• How will the device aid in healing process?
• Can this help the disabled to accept and embrace
their disability vis-à-vis make them feel bad?
• FAMILY AND FRIENDS
• Indirect recipients .
• Can the design make them feel more united and
happy and make them realise that it is them and
not the disability controlling themselves.
• Same goes for colleagues and friends on reflecting
each others hardships.
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9. System
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Public
Society
Family and
Friends
Disabled
Human A person suffering from any kind of
disability.
• No constant watch.
Social acceptance
No need sympathetic pleasures.
Visit public places and institutions
which are disable friendly.
Assumed: Smooth roads, parking
facilities.
10. CORE
• Distance: wheelchair for shorter distances(5-10 kms) and Mobicar for
long travel even travel across cities.
• Places: Public places like parks, hospitals, ATM’s, hotels, shopping
malls, restaurants, airports, railways, bus stations.
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13. Peripherals
Pupil tracker
and vision
tracker
Safety and
Health
Utility Box
Automated
Self Driving
Manual
Motor
Controls
Tranquilizer
Shots
For blind and deaf.
Air bag, Bar code
system for
lock/unlock, BMI,
pulse rate, BP level.
Medicines, First
aid, water bottles,
packet food or
any other
necessary item.
Navigation, Location
sharing, Emergency calls
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15. Humanisation
Pupil tracker to monitor their
sight and use that for driving
Inbuilt Stabilizing injections in
the wheelchair for
emergency
Wheelchair with features so
that they are do not feel their
disability as a bondage
Helmet with GPS trackers for
the family members to keep a
track on the disabled
Using Psychoacoustics to calm the
mind of the mentally challenged
person during the journey
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Perceived Value: The user of the device firstly perceives independence while traveling
to various places. The perceived value could be improved by making the device as
normal as possible so that it does not remind them of their disability.
Expended Value: The features and the equipment used to produce the device mainly
focus on the comfort zone for user. It is made with high quality material and is cost
effective to the user. Hence the device is worth the price to the user as it will provide
them means to transport for longer period of time.
Consumed Value: With the use of adaptive equipment for disabled people, we offer
an environment of utmost comfort and safety. The features are such that it could be
consumed as a lifestyle product.
17. Estimated Timeline (Concept to delivery)
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Order from
customer
(Day 1)
Order to
manufactu
rer
(Day 1)
Finished
Product
(Day 10)
Testing
and
Trails
(Day 12)
Delivered
Order to
customer
(Day 15)
Display benefits
of the car to the
disabled and
their families
(Advertisements
and showrooms)
18. Estimated Cost
• Cars for people with physical disability: Rs. 3,30,000
• Cars for people having Physical + Sensory impairment: Rs. 3,80,000
• Cars for people having Physical + Sensory + Mental Disability: Rs. 4,20,000
• Wheelchair cost: Rs. 10,000
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19. Moral & Ethical Dilemmas
Issues concerning the value of the lives of
disabled people.
Whether to earn profit by selling the devices or
not.
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20. 20% of disabled people in
India have disability in
movement.
Locomotor and multiple
disabilities are more commonly
found in rural India.
Of today's 20 years old just
over one in four will become
disable before they retire.
Both African American and
American Indian have
highest rate of disability
amongst racial minorities.(
24.3%)
Assistive technology is vital
a 3rd of people with
disability of being able to
take care of themselves at
home.
Facts of
Physical
Disability
APPENDIX
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21. Barriers For People with Physical Disabilities
Public Transportation Disability Awareness
The Need For Fair
Housing
High Unemployment
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22. FACTS OF
VISUAL
IMPAIRMENTS
Globally at least 2.2
billion has a vision
impairment or
blindness of whom
least could have been
prevented.
This 1 billion people
includes those with
moderate or severe
distance vision due to
unaddressed
refractive error.
Globally, the leading
causes of vision
impairment are
uncorrected refractive
errors and cataracts.
The majority of
people with vision
impairment are
over the age of 50
years.
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23. Partial Blindness
• It is a visual impairment where a person
do not have a clear vision.
• In 2020 government of India agreed to
give license to mild or medium color
blindness. But still there are no policies
for complete blindness.
• Completely Blind people still can’t drive
independently
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24. Mental disability
● IQ level is below 70- 75.
● Significant limitations in
two or more adaptive
areas.
● Seen from childhood
- Retarded is a wrong word it indicates only
weakness.
- Mental retardation refers to a substantial limitation in
the intellectual functioning of an individual.
• In India almost out of every 1000
children 5 are mentally challenged .
• Almost 3% of the world population
is mentally retarded.
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• Employers assuming they’ll take a lot of sick leave.
• Inappropriate desk height.
• Cluttered walkways through the office.
• Staff members crouching down to talk to them.
• People thinking they can’t handle big work loads.
Problems Disabled People Suffer in
workplace
26. COST STRUCTURE
AND PRICING
Cars for people with physical disability:
Rs. 3,30,000
Cars for people having Physical +
Sensory impairment: Rs. 3,80,000
Cars for people having Physical +
Sensory + Mental Disability: Rs.
4,20,000
Wheelchair cost: Rs. 10,000
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Cost structure & Cost Breakup INR
Wheelchair : 5000
Cushion 1000
Automated controls 2000
Manual controls 866
Sensory controls 920
Installing of automated breaks and machine 9000
Other controls on the upper side 5000
Switch board that operates locks 8000
Sensors for car 3000
Coil 900
Lap table 950
Leg stand 500
Adjustable chair 700
Slope to enter 4000
Navigation 3000
Model and modifiaction 3,00,000
Accelaration and break on the upper side 30,000
Vision tracker 8500
Pupil tracker 4000
Bar code 2000
Other installation charges 20,000
Emergency notification 5000
Tranquilla shot and it’s application 3000
Air bag 4000
Tranquilizer shots are given to person in case of emergency in the case of mental disability. Their family members will get the notification for the same.