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Halo

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Development

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Red samples going out into the field for testing.

Development began on the low cost entry level hand controls in 2008. The motivating factors were directed from exposure to diabetics and veterans.[1]They brought to light the lack of access to equipment for low income individuals and individuals outside of the mainstream socioeconomic structure.

Veterans
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Diabetes Focus Groups
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Temporary Thinking
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New Ideas

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Existing hand controls have been around for a long time. Long enough that substantial data exists to allow many improvements.

Advanced Materials
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In order to substantially lower costs the new hand controls were developed entirely from scratch and with polymer processes in mind. This approach allowed the designs to solve problems a more evolutionary process would not, including forming the hand grip in an ergonomic shape for arthritis sufferers and simplifying installation.[2]

Safety
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Legacy equipment has injured crash test dummies during sled testing.[3] The use of polymers and advanced engineering software has the benefit of creating energy absorbing shapes.

Easy to to install, easy to use, easy to own
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Testing

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The hand controls are being tested to exceed SAE guidelines for Automotive Adaptive Driver Controls, which mandates weather exposure, vibration, and cycle testing.

The Easy Touch hand controls have been undergoing these tests and road trials since 2009.[2]

Access

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Open Source Design
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Available Everywhere
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Not for Sale
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  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference dsusa was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ a b Paraplegia News Sept 2009. "Hand control testers needed" by Gale Cengage
  3. ^ Department of Transportation -National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Crash worthiness of hand controls.
  4. ^ MotorTrend May 2007 Issue "RediAuto Sport"