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The Effect of Manual Wheelchair Design on Mobility: A Study with Non-Users and Experienced Wheelchair Users
(2021-01-01)
The use of inappropriate wheelchairs is believed to limit mobility and reduce the freedom and quality of living for the user. This study therefore set out to investigate the influences of wheelchair design on the performance ...
Aspects of Manual Wheelchair Configuration Affecting Mobility: A Review
(Soc Physical Therapy Science, 2014-02-01)
Many aspects relating to equipment configuration affect users' actions in a manual wheelchair, determining the overall mobility performance. Since the equipment components and configuration determine both stability and ...
Effect of Added Mass Location on Manual Wheelchair Propulsion Forces
(2020-01-01)
This study investigated the influence of mass distribution on the handrim forces during manual propulsion in four different mobility tasks: Straightforward motion at self-selected speed; straightforward sprint; zero radius ...
Biomechanical and Perceptual Evaluation of the use of a Servo-Controlled Power-Assistance System in Manual Wheelchair Mobility
(Ieee, 2018-01-01)
This preliminary study investigated the effect of the implementation of a servo-controlled power assisted mechanism in a manual wheelchair on the demands of the upper limb muscles and the subjects' perception about the ...
Biomechanical and perceptual evaluation of the use of a servo-controlled power-assistance system in manual wheelchair mobility
(2018-04-06)
This preliminary study investigated the effect of the implementation of a servo-controlled power assisted mechanism in a manual wheelchair on the demands of the upper limb muscles and the subjects' perception about the ...
Visual estimation of apertures for wheelchair locomotion in novices: perceptual judgment and motor practice
(2014)
The aim of the present study was to determine the effects of motor practice on visual judgments of apertures for wheelchair locomotion and the visual control of wheelchair locomotion in wheelchair users who had no prior ...
The Significance of Manual Wheelchairs: A Comparative Study on Male and Female Users
(2015-01-01)
As one of the most representative assistive technology devices, the wheelchair has many peculiar aspects in its daily usage. Therefore, the wheelchair cannot be thought of only as a mobility device, and ergonomic investigation ...
Cross-cultural adaptation of wheelchair skills test (version 4.3) for wheelchair users and caregivers to the Portuguese language (Brazil)
(2019-01-01)
Objective: To perform cross-cultural adaptation of the Wheelchair Skills Test of manual wheelchair users and their caregivers into the Brazilian Portuguese language. Methods: The study was composed of translation, synthesis ...
The influence of axle position and the use of accessories on the activity of upper limb muscles during manual wheelchair propulsion
(2018-04-03)
Introduction. Wheelchair configuration is an important factor influencing the ergonomics of the user–device interface and, from a biomechanical point of view, small changes in chair setup may have a positive influence on ...
Robust controller design of a wheelchair mobile via LMI approach to ERP systems with feedback output
(2015-05-01)
This article discusses the design of robust controller applied to Wheelchair Furniture via Linear Matrix Inequalities (LMI), to obtain Strictly Positive Real (SPR) systems. The contributions of this work were the choice ...