Study compared torque data obtained with a pushrim-activated power-assisted wheelchair (PAPAW) to that of traditional manual wheelchair propulsion among subjects with spinal cord injury. The PAPAW is a hybrid between a manual wheelchair and an electric-powered wheelchair and its shared control system must account for human behavior and user ...
University of Pittsburgh Model Center on Spinal Cord Injury
Study measured and compared shoulder joint forces and moments during manual wheelchair propulsion at a slow and a moderate speed. A motion analysis system captured movements of the upper limbs and the SmartWheel system simultaneously recorded pushrim kinetics as 27 individuals propelled their wheelchairs at 2 constant speeds: 0.9m/s ...
University of Pittsburgh Model Center on Spinal Cord Injury