Project SWAN

Smart detachable airplane seat that transforms into a wheelchair. Finalist (one of 7 out of 270) in the Airbus “Fly Your Ideas 2019” Competition.

Student Team

Tommaso Cinelli (team leader), Daniela Agachi, Mario Capo, Vittorio Di Pietrantonio

Supervisors

Paolo Astori

Competition

2019 Airbus “Fly Your Ideas” contest

Competition type

International student design competition

Sponsorship

Airbus + UNESCO

Ranking

Finalist (one of 7 out of 270)

Description

Smart Wheelchair for Air-travel Needs (SWAN) is an electronic device which aims to revolutionize the air-transportation experience of Passengers with Reduced Mobility (PRM). SWAN converts a redesigned class of detachable airplane seats into wheelchairs, which can be used from check-in to the destination airport and is fully controllable by smartphone through a dedicated app.

Media

  1. “Airbus Fly Your Ideas 2019 contest - short videos of finalist teams”, Airbus, June 24, 2019 https://www.airbus-fyi.com/whatsup/
  2. “Fly Your Ideas 2019 contest - full video of final presentations (for Politecnico see 1.36.58 - 1.55.20”, Airbus, June 27, 2019 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DgkPBclLf9k&feature=youtu.be
  3. “Il Sole24Ore”, June 28, 2019 https://www.ilsole24ore.com/art/airbus-innovatori-politecnico-milano-arrivano-terzi-AchaqPV
  4. “Il Corriere della Sera”, July 1, 2019 https://www.corriere.it/tecnologia/19luglio01/come-si-volera-futuro-gara-mondiale-universita-c-anche-politecnico-milano-99dca740-9bd4-11e9-90e0-91eb5f4a6d20.shtml
  5. “Il Corriere della Sera”, July 8, 2019 http://invisibili.corriere.it/2019/07/08/quel-cigno-che-porta-le-persone-con-disabilita-sullaereo/
  6. “Ability Channel”, April 28, 2019 https://www.abilitychannel.tv/sedili-degli-aerei-per-disabili-litalia-in-finale-a-contest-airbus/
  7. “MeteoWeb”, April 23, 2019 http://www.meteoweb.eu/2019/04/airbus-squadra-politecnico-milano-selezionata-finaliste-concorso-fly-your-ideas/1254024/

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