Adaptive Vehicle Control

This report presents the final design for our device made for Mrs. Laura Jagels. Mrs. Jagels, who has an above the knee amputation, needed a device that would allow her to operate a manual car in a safe and reliable way that still gives her the traditional driving experience. This report takes into consideration the shortcomings of current market devices that enable amputees to operate vehicles. From this research and through interviews with Mrs. Jagels, we were able to decide on our device specifications, giving us a basis to objectively evaluate designs. Ideation and concept prototype building was performed for the following functions and characteristics: pedal selection, pedal modulation, device attachment. Based on this ideation, Pugh Matrix analysis and a Weighted Decision Matrix on full concept models, we devised a design direction that was approved by Mrs. Jagels. We then finalized part selection and built the final prototype. We also discuss and justify our design decisions, present out manufacturing process, discuss our testing results, and break down the total cost of the device. We end the report with insights and recommendations to further improve the device