Using the absorbed power method to evaluate effectiveness of vibration absorption of selected seat cushions during manual wheelchair propulsion

Medical Engineering and Physics

Volumn 26, Issue 9 SPEC.ISS., 2004, Pages 799-806

  Wolf, Erik J ^a,b   Cooper, M S Rory A ^a,b,e   Digiovine, Carmen P ^c,d   Boninger, Michael L ^a,b   Guo, Songfeng ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^b Human Engineering Research Laboratories   (United States)

^c Assistive Technology Unit   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

^e VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Seat cushions; Vibration; Wheelchair

Indexed keywords

BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING; OSCILLATIONS; SEATING FOR DISABLED PERSONS; VIBRATION CONTROL; VIBRATIONS (MECHANICAL);

VIBRATION EFFECTS; WHEELCHAIR CUSHIONS;

WHEELCHAIRS;

ABSORPTION; ACCELERATION; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; FEMALE; FORCE; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIMULATION; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; VIBRATION; WHEELCHAIR;

EID: 9644302669     PISSN: 13504533     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.medengphy.2004.06.005     Document Type: Article

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