Development and evaluation of a gyroscopebased wheel rotation monitor for manual wheelchair users

Journal of Spinal Cord Medicine

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 347-356

  Hiremath, Shivayogi V ^a,b   Ding, Dan ^a,b,c   Cooper, Rory A ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^b VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c University of Pittsburgh   (United States)

Author keywords

Activity monitor; Handcycle; Paraplegia; Sensors; Smartphones; Spinal cord injuries; Wheelchair propulsion; Wheelchair sports; Wheelchairs; Wireless

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CALIBRATION; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; GYROSCOPE BASED WHEEL ROTATION MONITOR; HANDCYCLING; HUMAN; MONITOR; PILOT STUDY; PLOTS AND CURVES; VALIDITY; VELOCITY; WHEELCHAIR; WHEELCHAIR SPORT; BIOMECHANICS; DISABLED PERSON; EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; METHODOLOGY; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PHYSIOLOGIC MONITORING; REPRODUCIBILITY; ROTATION;

BIOMECHANICS; DISABLED PERSONS; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HUMANS; MONITORING, PHYSIOLOGIC; MOTOR SKILLS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; ROTATION; WHEELCHAIRS;

EID: 84880803294     PISSN: 10790268     EISSN: 20457723     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/2045772313Y.0000000113     Document Type: Article

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