Effect of handrim diameter on manual wheelchair propulsion: Mechanical energy and power flow analysis

Clinical Biomechanics

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 107-115

  Guo, Lan Yuen ^a,b   Su, Fong Chin ^a   An, Kai Nan ^c  

^a NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b KAOHSIUNG MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

Handrim size; Mechanical energy; Power flow; Wheelchair

Indexed keywords

BIOMECHANICS; KINEMATICS; PROPULSION; SYNCHRONIZATION; THREE DIMENSIONAL;

HANDRIM SIZE; HI-RES EXPERT VISION MOTION SYSTEMS; MECHANICAL ENERGY; POWER FLOW;

WHEELCHAIRS;

ADULT; ANALYTICAL EQUIPMENT; ARM; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; ENERGY; HUMAN; KINEMATICS; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VELOCITY; WHEELCHAIR;

ADULT; ARM; BIOMECHANICS; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HUMANS; MALE; WHEELCHAIRS;

EID: 29344472805     PISSN: 02680033     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.clinbiomech.2005.08.015     Document Type: Article

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