Age-Distance wheelchair assists elderly and disabled people while sitting
  down or getting up
From: Damn Geeky

Getting up and then again sitting down on a wheel chair can be a real hassle
for elderly people who don’t have the muscle power left in their body to
exert too much or probably have been pinned down because of some ailment. To
assist such people two Taiwanese students, Liao Min-hui and Hsu Chao-sheng
from the University College of Design have come up with Age-Distance
wheelchair. The main purpose of the wheelchair is to initially set the chair
at an angle of 35-40 degrees while sitting so that the person doesn’t fall on
the chair with a thud and while getting up raise seat to the same angle to
reduce pressure on the knees and legs. 

Read the entire article at:
http://www.damngeeky.com/2012/09/26/5542/age-distance-wheelchair-will-assists-elderly-and-disabled-people-while-sitting-down-or-getting-up.html

Link:
Taiwanese students' wheelchair design wins red dot award
http://focustaiwan.tw/ShowNews/WebNews_Detail.aspx?Type=aLIV&ID=201209240034