Title :
Comparison of fatigue life for three types of manual wheelchairs
Author :
Fitzgerald, Shirley ; Cooper, Rory A. ; Rentschler, Andrew ; Boninger, Michael
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Rehabilitation Sci. & Technol., Pittsburgh Univ., PA, USA
Abstract :
This study examines three different types (depot, lightweight, ultralight) of manual wheelchairs that have been tested to fatigue according to ISO standards. Results indicate that ultralight wheelchairs were significantly better than lightweight and depot with regard to fatigue life
Keywords :
ISO standards; fatigue; handicapped aids; depot wheelchairs; fatigue life comparison; lightweight wheelchairs; manual wheelchairs; ultralight wheelchairs; Analysis of variance; Ergonomics; Fatigue; ISO standards; Laboratories; Manuals; Medical services; Medical tests; Testing; Wheelchairs;
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
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-5674-8
DOI :
10.1109/IEMBS.1999.802684
