DocumentCode
347220
Title
Evaluation of a pushrim activated electric powered wheelchair
Author
Cooper, R.A. ; Prins, K. ; O´Connor, T.J. ; Boninger, M.L. ; Fitzgerald, S. ; Sunderhaus, C.
Author_Institution
Dept. of Rehabilitation Sci. & Technol., Pittsburgh Univ., PA, USA
Volume
1
fYear
1999
fDate
1999
Abstract
During this study a pushrim activated electric powered wheelchair was tested to published standards, compared to a manual wheelchair for metabolic energy consumption, and assessed by wheelchair users. The device performed favorably in nearly all cases
Keywords
handicapped aids; standards; disabled people; metabolic energy consumption; published standards; pushrim activated electric powered wheelchair evaluation; Automatic control; Energy consumption; Ergonomics; Heart rate; Potentiometers; Propulsion; Testing; Ventilation; Wheelchairs; Wheels;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
[Engineering in Medicine and Biology, 1999. 21st Annual Conference and the 1999 Annual Fall Meetring of the Biomedical Engineering Society] BMES/EMBS Conference, 1999. Proceedings of the First Joint
Conference_Location
Atlanta, GA
ISSN
1094-687X
Print_ISBN
0-7803-5674-8
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/IEMBS.1999.802687
Filename
802687
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