DocumentCode
347217
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
Volume
1
fYear
1999
fDate
1999
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;
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.1999.802684
Filename
802684
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