Design and Analysis of a Manually Powered Wheelchair Capable of Traversing Steps by Pneumatic Actuation

JSME International Journal, Series C: Mechanical Systems, Machine Elements and Manufacturing

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 425-432

  Shiraishi, Masatake ^a   Takeuchi, Touru ^a   Aoshima, Shinichi ^a  

^a IBARAKI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Manual Power; Pneumatic Energy; Step Traversing; Wheelchair

Indexed keywords

ACTUATORS; MANUAL CONTROL; PNEUMATIC CONTROL EQUIPMENT; PUMPS;

MANUALLY POWERED WHEELCHAIRS; PNEUMATIC PUMPS; STEP TRAVERSING;

WHEELCHAIRS;

EID: 0031220737     PISSN: 13447653     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1299/jsmec.40.425     Document Type: Article

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