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Creeper Assist

A convertible mechanic's creeper, from hackathon idea to a prototype grant

Certificate of appreciation, Gujarat Industrial Hackathon 2019, for participation in the grand finale on 6 and 7 April 2019 at Pandit Deendayal Petroleum University, Gandhinagar, presented to Darshak Panseriya
Gujarat Industrial Hackathon 2019, grand finale: certificateKindCertificate, father's name and team id coveredSourceOrganiser's certificate

Mechanics strain their backs switching between lying under a vehicle and sitting beside it. I led a three-person team and designed the mechanism that converts one creeper between the two.

Organisation
Gujarat Industrial Hackathon 2019
Period
Oct 2018 to Jul 2019
Role
Lead Designer
Parul University's feature on the team

Hackathon, grant and patent

Finalist at the Gujarat Industrial Hackathon 2019, presented to industry executives.

I filed a design patent for the mechanism.

Fact sheet

Funding
Student Open Innovation Challenge 2019 grant
Stack
CAD
Creeper Assist, on Dk Vehicle Studio
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