An instrumented wheel for kinetic analysis of wheelchair propulsion.
An instrumented wheel system for three-dimensional kinetic analysis of upper extremity during wheelchair propulsion has been designed and validated. This system allows the direct measurements of three-dimensional dynamic forces and moments on the handrim during wheelchair propulsion in a laboratory setting as well as in the field. Static loading tests showed a high linearity and little drift (coefficient of determination, r2 > 0.999). Under dynamic loading, the instrumented wheel provided the well-matched measurement forces and moments with the predicted values from the inverse dynamic method using video-based kinematic data (correlation coefficient, p > 0.97). The three-dimensional handrim forces and moments during wheelchair propulsion by a non-disabled subject were demonstrated.
Institute of Biomedical Engineering, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan.
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Wu
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Berglund
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Su
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Yu
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Westreich
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Kim
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D001696:Biomechanical Phenomena; D006225:Hand / Q000502:physiology*; D006801:Humans; D008124:Locomotion / Q000502:physiology*; D009043:Motor Activity / Q000502:physiology*; D009716:Numerical Analysis, Computer-Assisted; D012044:Regression Analysis; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012815:Signal Processing, Computer-Assisted; D014743:Videotape Recording; D014910:Wheelchairs / Q000009:adverse effects