A system for the analysis of seat support surfaces using surface shape control and simultaneous measurement of applied pressures

IEEE Transactions on Rehabilitation Engineering

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 103-113

  Brienza, D M ^a   Chung, K C ^a   Brubaker, C E ^a   Wang, J ^a   Karg, T E ^a   Lin, C T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LOADS (FORCES); PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; PRESSURE TRANSDUCERS; SILICON SENSORS; STIFFNESS; TISSUE;

INTERFACE PRESSURE; PRESSURE ULCER; SILICON PRESSURE SENSOR; SURFACE SHAPE CONTROL;

HUMAN REHABILITATION ENGINEERING;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECUBITUS; HUMAN; PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEAT; SENSOR;

EID: 0030175469     PISSN: 10636528     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/86.506407     Document Type: Article

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