Comparison of Manual Wheelchair and Pushrim-Activated Power-Assisted Wheelchair Propulsion Characteristics during Common Over-Ground Maneuvers

Pushrim-activated power-assisted wheels (PAPAWs) are assistive technologies that use force sensor data to provide on-demand propulsion assistance to manual wheelchair users. However, available data about kinetic and kinematic of PAPAW use are mainly limited to experiments performed on a treadmill or...

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Autores principales:	Mahsa Khalili, Garrett Kryt, W. Ben Mortenson, Hendrik F. Machiel Van der Loos, Jaimie Borisoff
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Publicado:	MDPI AG 2021
Materias:	manual wheelchair pushrim-activated power-assisted wheel kinetics of propulsion kinematics of motion Chemical technology TP1-1185
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:11142d915bc144e499bd512224d25b802021-11-11T19:03:15ZComparison of Manual Wheelchair and Pushrim-Activated Power-Assisted Wheelchair Propulsion Characteristics during Common Over-Ground Maneuvers10.3390/s212170081424-8220https://doaj.org/article/11142d915bc144e499bd512224d25b802021-10-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.mdpi.com/1424-8220/21/21/7008https://doaj.org/toc/1424-8220Pushrim-activated power-assisted wheels (PAPAWs) are assistive technologies that use force sensor data to provide on-demand propulsion assistance to manual wheelchair users. However, available data about kinetic and kinematic of PAPAW use are mainly limited to experiments performed on a treadmill or using a dynamometer. In this work, we performed experiments to gather kinetics of wheelchair propulsion and kinematics of wheelchair motion for a variety of over-ground wheelchair maneuvers with a manual wheelchair with and without PAPAWs. Our findings revealed that using PAPAWs can significantly reduce the propulsion effort and push frequency. Both linear and angular velocities of the wheelchair were significantly increased when using PAPAWs. Less force and push frequency could potentially reduce risk of chronic upper limb injury. Higher linear velocity could be desirable for various daily life activities; however; the increase in the angular velocity could lead to unintended deviations from a desired path. Future research could investigate PAPAW controllers that amplify the desired intentions of users while mitigating any unwanted behaviours.Mahsa KhaliliGarrett KrytW. Ben MortensonHendrik F. Machiel Van der LoosJaimie BorisoffMDPI AGarticlemanual wheelchairpushrim-activated power-assisted wheelkinetics of propulsionkinematics of motionChemical technologyTP1-1185ENSensors, Vol 21, Iss 7008, p 7008 (2021)
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spellingShingle	manual wheelchair pushrim-activated power-assisted wheel kinetics of propulsion kinematics of motion Chemical technology TP1-1185 Mahsa Khalili Garrett Kryt W. Ben Mortenson Hendrik F. Machiel Van der Loos Jaimie Borisoff Comparison of Manual Wheelchair and Pushrim-Activated Power-Assisted Wheelchair Propulsion Characteristics during Common Over-Ground Maneuvers
description	Pushrim-activated power-assisted wheels (PAPAWs) are assistive technologies that use force sensor data to provide on-demand propulsion assistance to manual wheelchair users. However, available data about kinetic and kinematic of PAPAW use are mainly limited to experiments performed on a treadmill or using a dynamometer. In this work, we performed experiments to gather kinetics of wheelchair propulsion and kinematics of wheelchair motion for a variety of over-ground wheelchair maneuvers with a manual wheelchair with and without PAPAWs. Our findings revealed that using PAPAWs can significantly reduce the propulsion effort and push frequency. Both linear and angular velocities of the wheelchair were significantly increased when using PAPAWs. Less force and push frequency could potentially reduce risk of chronic upper limb injury. Higher linear velocity could be desirable for various daily life activities; however; the increase in the angular velocity could lead to unintended deviations from a desired path. Future research could investigate PAPAW controllers that amplify the desired intentions of users while mitigating any unwanted behaviours.
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author	Mahsa Khalili Garrett Kryt W. Ben Mortenson Hendrik F. Machiel Van der Loos Jaimie Borisoff
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title	Comparison of Manual Wheelchair and Pushrim-Activated Power-Assisted Wheelchair Propulsion Characteristics during Common Over-Ground Maneuvers
title_short	Comparison of Manual Wheelchair and Pushrim-Activated Power-Assisted Wheelchair Propulsion Characteristics during Common Over-Ground Maneuvers
title_full	Comparison of Manual Wheelchair and Pushrim-Activated Power-Assisted Wheelchair Propulsion Characteristics during Common Over-Ground Maneuvers
title_fullStr	Comparison of Manual Wheelchair and Pushrim-Activated Power-Assisted Wheelchair Propulsion Characteristics during Common Over-Ground Maneuvers
title_full_unstemmed	Comparison of Manual Wheelchair and Pushrim-Activated Power-Assisted Wheelchair Propulsion Characteristics during Common Over-Ground Maneuvers
title_sort	comparison of manual wheelchair and pushrim-activated power-assisted wheelchair propulsion characteristics during common over-ground maneuvers
publisher	MDPI AG
publishDate	2021
url	https://doaj.org/article/11142d915bc144e499bd512224d25b80
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Comparison of Manual Wheelchair and Pushrim-Activated Power-Assisted Wheelchair Propulsion Characteristics during Common Over-Ground Maneuvers

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