Virtual reality and computer-enhanced training applied to wheeled mobility: An overview of work in pittsburgh

Assistive Technology

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 159-170

  Cooper, Rory A ^a   Ding, Dan ^a   Simpson, Richard ^a   Fitzgerald, Shirley G ^a   Spaeth, Donald M ^a   Guo, Songfeng ^a   Koontz, Alicia M ^a   Cooper, Rosemarie ^a   Kim, Jongbae ^a   Boninger, Michael L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^b VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Assistive technology; Simulation; Virtual reality; Wheelchairs

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONSTRAINT THEORY; MOBILITY AIDS FOR BLIND PERSONS; PERSONNEL TRAINING; WHEELCHAIRS;

ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY; MOBILITY SKILLS; PHYSICAL CONSTRAINTS;

VIRTUAL REALITY;

CLINICAL RESEARCH; COMPUTER ASSISTED THERAPY; DEVICE; EXERCISE; HUMAN; LEARNING; PATIENT MOBILITY; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SIMULATION; SKILL; TECHNOLOGY; TRAINING; VIRTUAL REALITY; WHEELCHAIR;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DISABLED PERSONS; HUMANS; MICROCOMPUTERS; MOBILITY LIMITATION; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; PENNSYLVANIA; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; USER-COMPUTER INTERFACE; WHEELCHAIRS;

EID: 27844483356     PISSN: 10400435     EISSN: 19493614     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10400435.2005.10132105     Document Type: Article

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