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Adaptive Seating
for
Single Rider Golf Carts
CSU Chico Senior Design Project 2009/2010
Team Members
Dr. Chuen Hsu
Ryan Brandt Ben House Matt Coffman Bryce Tanner
Project Sponsor
Project Justification
o Current issues:
o Lack of appropriate
o support on current
o single rider golf carts
o Expensive
o Unobtainable by majority of population
Need Statement
Golfers with mid level paralysis need
a safe, reliable and comfortable
assistive device to support them in an
able bodied golfing position.
Project Goal
Design, build and test a safe and
reliable system to position an
individual, with mid level paralysis,
into a semi-standing position.
Customer Requirements
o Must Do:
o Keep golfers’ knees from locking (Quantitative)
o Move from seated to semi-standing position (Qualitative)
o Meet Beneficial Designs’ testing requirements (Qualitative)
Omissions: Stable on incline in all orientations (Quantitative), Golf course
compliant (Qualitative), Mountable to a single rider golf cart (Qualitative)
Customer Requirements
o Should Do:
o Within budget (Quantitative)
o Allow for complete golf swing and clearance of cart (Qualitative)
o Solid positioning for legs and pelvis to limit motion (Qualitative)
o Comply with RESNA standards (Qualitative)
o Comply with United States Golf Association Rule 14-3
(Qualitative)
Customer Requirements
o Should Do (continued):
Omissions: Adjustable for different users (Qualitative), Weather
resistant (Qualitative)
o Would Be Nice:
o Aesthetically pleasing (Qualitative)
o Allow for one armed swing (Qualitative)
Specifications and Targets
RequirementEngineering
SpecTarget
Method/
DeviceCondition
Weight Weight < 100 lbs ScaleFully
Assembled
Within budget Cost < $1000Total Cost of
Parts
New purchases
only
Safety
ComplianceStandards RESNA spec.
Beneficial
Designs Testing
Facility
Beneficial
Designs testing
procedures
Not Lock
KneesAngle < 180o Protractor
In golfing
position
Omissions: Stability, Slope, 5% Grade, Test, Static positioning
Design Solution
Design Solution in Action
Fabrication
o Purchased Parts
o Hockey pads
o Fabricated Parts
o Tony Arena- NC programming
o Rectangular tubing instead of solid stock
Testing
o Overview
o Operation with and without actuator
o Chair was tested individually by group
members
o Went to driving range
Testing Results
Discussion of Test Results
o Keep golfers’ knees from locking Pass
o Move from seated to semi-standing position Pass
o Meet Beneficial Designs’ testing requirements Pass
o Within budget Pass
o Allow for complete golf swing and clearance of cart Pass
o Solid positioning for legs and pelvis to limit motion Pass
o Comply with RESNA standards T.B.D.
o Comply with United States Golf Association Rule 14-3 Pass
o Aesthetically pleasing It depends
o Allow for one armed swing Pass
Budget
Budget
Additional Content
o Design challenges
o Biomechanical complications
o Dynamic trunk support
o Merits
o Stable platform
o Allows for effective golf swing
o Provides trunk control
o Ease of manufacture
Acknowledgements
o Peter Axelson- Beneficial Designs, Inc.
o Dr. Chuen Hsu
o Steve Eckhart
o Brian Rugne- Haggin Oaks Golf Complex
o Liz House
“It was so much better than every
other way I have tried…Neither
experience really felt like golfing until
today.”
- Peter Axelson
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