Research report on a platform trolley. Product innovation

Research Paper (undergraduate) from the year 2013 in the subject Engineering - Mechanical Engineering, grade: B, Coventry University, language: English, abstract: This paper is a research report on a platform trolley with six different tasks that were solved. The Platform Trolley is equipment used to move heavy loads from one place to another. It helps reduce the human burden in their daily lives and activities. This device is commonly used by a large number of industries to transport physical products. Trolley is often used by those who organize and stock merchandise in retail stores restock. When used properly, trolley can protect people from having back injuries and other health problems that can result from lifting and carrying heavy loads. This platform trolley is intended for transporting of goods with a maximum nominal load of 250-300kg.

Nzube Cliff Orakwelu is a graduate of Mechanical engineering in Coventry University U.K (Malaysia campus). He graduated with second class upper. He is the fourth Child in a family of eighth children and the first son. Nzube is a goal getter who believe in achieving his goal. While growing up, Nzube had the intentions of studying abroad for his tertiary education, he did not allow his his average family condition to kill his dream. He started applying for scholarships in different scholarship platforms. He later did not get any offer but that still did not kill his dream until his father who is an average businessman went beyond his way to source funds through banks and friends to sponsor his education in Coventry University. Nzube, due to his background started taking up his lessons serious that he became a tutor to his friends and classmates, from there he was able to save up some token being paid to him for his upkeeps and buying of academic materials in school. After his studies, he came back to his home country Nigeria to partake in the one year compulsory youth service where he served and worked in automobile company. Nzube is a tech savvy which made him develop interest in robotics, he is currently doing his masters in research at University of Johannesburg under the supervision of Professor Tartubu Lagouge.