Product Design of a Multifunctional Wheeelchair Using Nigel Cross Approach

Abstract

A wheelchair is a tool used by people who have difficulty walking due to illness, injury or disability. In general, wheelchairs can only be used for sitting and as a tool that helps users move from one place to another. The multifunctional wheelchair that will be designed aims to make it easy for wheelchair users to carry out their activities. This multifunctional wheelchair has an additional function in the form of a toilet as a place to defecate and is equipped with a table and basket. In the process of making this multifunctional wheelchair product design, first a brainstorming technique is used to determine the characteristics of the product to be made, then draw conclusions from the brainstorming that has been collected. Furthermore, the sampling technique was carried out by distributing open and closed questionnaires to determine the type of product. Then conducted a market survey using sampling techniques, and determine the validity and reliability of the main product with competitor I, competitor II and III competitors. The step of the problem to the sub-problem is determined in order to classify the objectives to be made in designing a multifunctional wheelchair product.