Stride: Customisable Futuristic 3D Printed Crutch

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#Stride: Customisable Futuristic 3D Printed Crutch DISCLAIMER: NOT FOR MEDICAL USE. FOR EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY. This customisable 3D-printed crutch was created as a case study demonstrator for an additive manufacturing MSc project on "*Using Computational Methods to Design, Analyse, and Optimise a 3D-printed Crutch*". You can also refer to the attached report, presentation slides, and flyer for more information on how we created this crutch. The total cost to make this crutch was £44.34 (~55 USD). But you can repurpose discarded or unwanted crutches to reduce the cost to about £14.34 (~18 USD). --- All STL files have been oriented to minimise the amount of supports required. LIST OF COMPONENTS: 1) PETG (https://www.esun3d.com/petg-product/) - Cuff | Qty: 1 | 35% infill | 116g - Alignment Pin | Qty: 1 | 20% infill | 4g - Brace | Qty: 1 | 35% infill | 107g - Handle | Qty: 2 (1 mirrored) | 35% infill | 116g 2) Filaflex 82A (https://recreus.com/gb/filaments/9-filaflex-82a.html) - Padding | Qty: 1 | 10% infill | 60g - Handle Lattice | Qty: 2 (1 mirrored) | 10% infill | 26g - Foot Grip | Qty: 1 | 35% infill | 24g - Foot Grip Lattice | Qty: 1 | 10% infill | 20g 3) Prefabricated - Aluminium tubes | 25.5 mm & 23.5 mm OD | Taken from: https://www.youressentialshop.co.uk/ossenberg-ergonomic-soft-grip-crutches - M4x20 bolts | Qty: 2 - M4x14 bolts | Qty: 1 - Super glue | Qty: 1 | https://www.gorillatough.com/product/gorilla-super-glue/ --- CREDITS: - Kyle Hope (https://kylehopekh.wixsite.com/portfolio): Topology Optimisation, Latticing, and Rendering - Mohammed Alzahrani: FEA analysis