The effects of wheelchair-seating stiffness and energy absorption on occupant frontal impact kinematics and submarining risk using computer simulation

Journal of Rehabilitation Research and Development

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 125-130

  Bertocci, Gina ^a   Souza, Aaron L ^a   Szobota, Stephanie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

Author keywords

Crash simulation; Submarining; Wheelchair biomechanics; Wheelchair injury; Wheelchair safety; Wheelchair transportation

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; AUTOMOBILE SEATS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CRASHWORTHINESS; DEFORMATION; ENERGY ABSORPTION; KINEMATICS; PATIENT REHABILITATION; SEATING FOR DISABLED PERSONS; STIFFNESS;

SUBMARINING;

WHEELCHAIRS;

ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ENERGY ABSORPTION; KINEMATICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RIGIDITY; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; TRAFFIC SAFETY; WHEELCHAIR;

EID: 0038415928     PISSN: 07487711     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1682/jrrd.2003.03.0127     Document Type: Article

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