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JAAccession No.:
J58227Journal:
Journal of Rehabilitation Research and Development
Year, Volume, Issue, Page(s):
, 46, 7, 931-938Publication Website:
Abstract:
The objective of this study was to compare the rolling resistance of four common manual wheelchair tires (two pneumatic and two airless solid) and the solid tires used on a commercially available force- and moment-sensing wheel. Coast-down tests were performed with a wheelchair positioned on a two-drum dynamometer. Within each of three load conditions, tire type had a significant effect on rolling resistance (p
Author(s):
Kwarciak A.M., Yarossi M., Ramanujam A., Dyson-Hudson T.A., Sisto S.A.