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Frontiers in Pediatrics, 2020 Background and Purpose: One emerging power mobility device (PMD) option that has gained recognition as a means for a cost-effective introduction to power mobility for young children is the battery powered modified ride-on toy car. Many groups, nationally
Juan Aceros, Mary Lundy
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Design and evaluation of an alternative wheelchair control system for dexterity disabilities
Healthcare Technology Letters, 2019 This work details the design and development of a novel 3D printed, modular alternative wheelchair control system for powered wheelchair users afflicted with dexterity inhibiting disorders, which mechanically interfaces directly with the installed ...
Samuel Oliver, Asiya Khan
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Innovative Plug-and-Play System for Electrification of Wheel-Chairs
IEEE Access, 2023 Self-propelled wheelchairs are challenging to drive on off-road routes or require enormous physical effort in situations where the gradient exceeds 8%. For most people, these situations are too strenuous and therefore impractical.
Federico Pacini +4 more
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Electric-powered wheelchair with stair-climbing ability
International Journal of Advanced Robotic Systems, 2017 As an autonomic and convenient assistance device for people with disabilities and the elderly climbing up and down stairs, electric-powered wheelchairs with stair-climbing ability have attracted great attention in the past two decades and some various ...
Weijun Tao, Junyi Xu, Tao Liu
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Wheelchair market trends for people with disabilities in Paraguay: year 2022. [PDF]
Población y Desarrollo, 2023 This research gathers historical information about the supply and demand of wheelchairs in Paraguay and its projection. Indeed, the main objective of the work, is to determine the market trends of wheelchairs for people with disabilities in Paraguay ...
Gustavo Ortiz +3 more
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Training of the manual wheelchair skill: an integrating literature review
Cadernos Brasileiros de Terapia Ocupacional, 2020 Wheelchairs skills training is fundamental in the rehabilitation of disabled people and is considered an essential step in wheelchair prescription/dispensing services.
Camila Caminha Caro +1 more
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Integrated Development of Embedded Systems With Remote Graphical User Interfaces
IEEE Access, 2023 This paper presents a Graphical User Interface (GUI) Builder for embedded systems and Cyber-Physical Systems (CPSs). The hardware platforms used in CPSs may employ physical devices without graphical and user-input capabilities, or devices that may be ...
Carolina Lagartinho-Oliveira +4 more
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Biomechanics and the wheelchair [PDF]
Prosthetics & Orthotics International, 1991 Wheelchair biomechanics involves the study of how a wheelchair user imparts power to the wheels to achieve mobility. Because a wheelchair can coast, power input need not be continuous, but each power strike can be followed by a period of recovery, with the stroking frequency depending on user preferences and the coasting characteristics of the ...
C A, McLaurin, C E, Brubaker
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Frontiers in Rehabilitation Sciences, 2022 Wheelchair tennis players are prone to develop shoulder injuries, due to the combination of wheelchair propulsion, overhead activities and daily wheelchair activities.
Laura Mayrhuber +10 more
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A reconfigurable wheelchair for mobility and rehabilitation: Design and development
Cogent Engineering, 2016 This paper presents the design and development of a prototype of a reconfigurable wheelchair for rehabilitation and self-assistance to fit the size of a seven years old child (average 35 kg weight).
Khaled M. Goher
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