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Products and Devices

Design and development of a pool and billiards assistive device for the physically challenged

Kiran RagooDepartment of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering, The University of the West Indies, St. Augustine, Trinidad and Tobago
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Vashish SirjoosinghDepartment of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering, The University of the West Indies, St. Augustine, Trinidad and Tobago
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Shreedevi SahadeoDepartment of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering, The University of the West Indies, St. Augustine, Trinidad and Tobago
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Boppana V. ChowdaryDepartment of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering, The University of the West Indies, St. Augustine, Trinidad and Tobago
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Chris MaharajDepartment of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering, The University of the West Indies, St. Augustine, Trinidad and TobagoCorrespondence[email protected]
Pages 628-634 | Received 04 Dec 2017, Accepted 18 Apr 2018, Published online: 06 May 2018

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