Novel Technological System for Biomechanical Analysis and Ergonomic Design of a Manual Wheelchair
May 4, 2017·
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Kostas Gianikellis
Andreas Skiadopoulos
B. Caro Puértolas
Abstract
Communication presenting the design of a prototype manual wheelchair instrumented with micro-electromechanical, triaxial accelerometer, wheel-rim force, contact-pressure, and EMG sensors, to capture the biomechanical and physiological parameters relevant to propulsion technique, lumbar spine safety, stability, balance, and performance, as criteria for the ergonomic design of manual wheelchairs.
Date
May 4, 2017 — May 7, 2017
Event
4ο Συνέδριο Αθλητικής Επιστήμης (4th Congress of Sport Science), National and Kapodistrian University of Athens
Location
National and Kapodistrian University of Athens
Athens,
