A self-contained wireless wheelchair ergometer designed for biomechanical measures in real life conditions

Technology and Disability

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 63-76

  Dabonneville, M ^a   Kauffmann, P ^a   Vaslin, Philippe ^a   de Saint Remy N ^a   Couetard Y ^b   Cid, M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ BLAISE PASCAL   (France)

^b University Bordeaux I2M UMR CNRS 5295   (France)

Author keywords

Biomechanics; Human locomotion; Real life measurements; Wheelchair ergometer; Wireless protocol

Indexed keywords

ACCELEROMETER; ADULT; ANALOG DIGITAL CONVERTER; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; ERGOMETER; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INTERNET; KINEMATICS; LABORATORY; LOCOMOTION; MINICOMPUTER; NORMAL HUMAN; POTENTIOMETRY; REMOTE SENSING; SENSOR; WHEELCHAIR;

EID: 22944436841     PISSN: 10554181     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3233/tad-2005-17203     Document Type: Article

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