Unlocking urban barriers for disabled people

Informazioni relative al progetto

STAIRLESS

ID dell’accordo di sovvenzione: 729864

DOI

10.3030/729864

Progetto chiuso

Data della firma CE 13 Maggio 2016

Data di avvio 1 Giugno 2016

Data di completamento 30 Settembre 2016

Finanziato da

• SOCIETAL CHALLENGES - Smart, Green And Integrated Transport

Costo totale

€ 71 429,00

Contributo UE

€ 50 000,00

Coordinato da

STUDIO EMME DI MANTOVANI LORIS & C-SOCIETA' IN ACCOMANDITA SEMPLICE
Italy

Periodic Reporting for period 1 - STAIRLESS (Unlocking urban barriers for disabled people)

Periodo di rendicontazione: 2016-06-01 al 2016-09-30

Sintesi del contesto e degli obiettivi generali del progetto

Wheelchairs users worldwide experience continuous mobility/accessibility issues in their everyday life due to architectural barriers that cannot be overcome without external assistance, e.g. about 10- 20% of EU mobility disabled citizens experience barriers/reduced accessibility to transportation.
Solutions to this issue, such as wheelchair lifts/platforms, stair climbers and ramps, are only limited. Therefore, Stairless aims to improve the autonomy of wheelchair users: it is it is a power wheelchair with a uniquely engineered design that enables to safely overcome architectural barriers without the need for external assistance.

Lavoro eseguito dall’inizio del progetto fino alla fine del periodo coperto dalla relazione e principali risultati finora ottenuti

From June to September 2016 we performed a thorough Feasibility study to verify the techno-economic viability of STAIRLESS:
In our technical analysis we assessed the different options for optimization of the design (to be implemented in Phase 2), e.g. changing materials to achieve the targeted weight reduction of 20%. We defined the operational parameters to be achieved, as well as certifications, and prepared a detailed work plan for Phase 2 including cost estimations.
Our Freedom to Operate Analysis enabled us to verify that there are no IPR solutions (patents or products in the market) that could hinder our commercialization.
Our market analysis demonstrated that our target market is “healthy” and growing: the global electric wheelchair market is expected to grow at a robust CAGR of 19.2% from 2014 to 2020 up to $4.48 billion in 2020, driven mainly by the increase in elderly population forecasted for the next decades. This represents the perfect scenario for the deployment of STAIRLESS, for which we prepared a detailed commercialization and dissemination strategy.
Our financial plan confirmed the economic feasibility of our product, with costs which are realistic and in-line with those of products currently in the market. STAIRLESS will enable us to achieve revenues of €10.3 million in 2023.

Progressi oltre lo stato dell’arte e potenziale impatto previsto (incluso l’impatto socioeconomico e le implicazioni sociali più ampie del progetto fino ad ora)

STAIRLESS will imply a radical change for wheelchair users, who will not depend any more in external help. In this sense it will disrupt the electric wheelchair market: our wheelchair will represent an extremely cost-effective solution to increase the autonomy of users without compromising their safety and at a competitive cost (in range with current products in the market).
Moreover, STAIRLESS will contribute to boost the growth of our company, both in economic and personnel terms.

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