Determination of generic body-seat interface shapes by cluster analysis

IEEE Transactions on Rehabilitation Engineering

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 481-489

  Li, Yue ^b   Aissaoui, Rachid ^a,b   Brienza, David M ^a,c   Dansereau, Jean ^b  

^a IEEE

^b Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

Author keywords

Buttock seat interface shape; Cluster analysis; Elderly wheelchair user; Generic shape; Geometric parameter

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; GEOMETRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEAT; SENSOR; WHEELCHAIR;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BODY CONSTITUTION; BUTTOCKS; DISABLED PERSONS; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; WHEELCHAIRS;

EID: 0034472121     PISSN: 10636528     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/86.895951     Document Type: Article

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