Students Create Inexpensive Motorized Wheelchair

Spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) is a debilitating neuromuscular disease. It involves motor nerve cells in the spinal cord, which affects walking, eating, and breathing. SMA is the number one genetic cause of death in infants. Two brothers with SMA in the Salt Lake City area recently came to the attention of researchers at Brigham Young Uni versity’s Engineering Capstone program. Capstone is a two-semester program that gives thousands of engineering students hands-on experience with real, industry-sponsored projects.