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Development of wheelchair caster testing equipment and preliminary testing of caster models
African Journal of Disability, 2017 Background: Because of the adverse environmental conditions present in less-resourced environments (LREs), the World Health Organization (WHO) has recommended that specialised wheelchair test methods may need to be developed to support product quality ...
Anand Mhatre +2 more
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Autonomous Movement of Wheelchair by Cameras and YOLOv7
Engineering Proceedings, 2022 A wheelchair can provide limited but crucial mobility to an injured or disabled individual. This paper presents the first stage of the development of a smart wheelchair which is the customization of a manually controlled wheelchair with a novel ...
Md Abdul Baset Sarker +3 more
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Evaluation of Pediatric Manual Wheelchair Mobility Using Advanced Biomechanical Methods [PDF]
, 2015 There is minimal research of upper extremity joint dynamics during pediatric wheelchair mobility despite the large number of children using manual wheelchairs.
Aurit, Christine M. +7 more
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Effect of wheelchair design on wheeled mobility and propulsion efficiency in less-resourced settings
African Journal of Disability, 2017 Background: Wheelchair research includes both qualitative and quantitative approaches, primarily focuses on functionality and skill performance and is often limited to short testing periods. This is the first study to use the combination of a performance
Christopher J. Stanfill, Jody L. Jensen
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Eye-Gaze Controlled Wheelchair Based on Deep Learning
Sensors, 2023 In this paper, we design a technologically intelligent wheelchair with eye-movement control for patients with ALS in a natural environment. The system consists of an electric wheelchair, a vision system, a two-dimensional robotic arm, and a main control ...
Jun Xu +4 more
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KINECTWheels: wheelchair-accessible motion-based game interaction [PDF]
, 2013 The increasing popularity of full-body motion-based video games creates new challenges for game accessibility research. Many games strongly focus on able-bodied persons and require players to move around freely.
Gerling, Kathrin M. +2 more
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Wheelchair Project Case Study: Scaling Wheelchair Distribution Effectively in Southeast Asia
International Journal of Child Development and Mental Health, 2021 Many people affected by disability require assistive devices, particularly mobility aids, in order to live independently and fully integrate into their communities.
Joseph David Tell
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Problematic clinical features of powered wheelchair users with severely disabling multiple sclerosis [PDF]
, 2014 This article is made available through the Brunel Open Access Publishing Fund. Copyright @ 2014 Informa UK Ltd.Purpose: The aim of this study is to describe the clinical features of powered wheelchair users with severely disabling multiple sclerosis (MS)
Andrew O. Frank +9 more
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Wheelchair-based game design for older adults [PDF]
, 2013 Few leisure activities are accessible to institutionalized older adults using wheelchairs; in consequence, they experience lower levels of perceived health than able-bodied peers.
Baalam M. +4 more
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Journal of Rehabilitation Medicine, 2021 Objectives: To explore: (i) relationships between power wheelchair performance, confidence, mobility and the severity of user’s cognitive impairment; (ii) relationships between cognitive functioning and power wheelchair performance, confidence and ...
Alice Pellichero +5 more
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