Training Program to Modify Manual Wheelchairs to Simplified Power Wheelchairs for Community Dwelling Elderly People and Caregivers by Suchitporn Lersilp, Supawadee Putthinoi, Theeratorn Lersilp, Kewalin Panyo, Autchariya Punyakaew

“…Mobility aids, particularly power wheelchairs, are necessary for elderly individuals who have health problems and disabilities. …”
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Human-Machine Interface for a Smart Wheelchair by Amiel Hartman, Vidya K. Nandikolla

“…The paper describes the integration of hardware and software with sensor technology and computer processing to develop the next generation intelligent wheelchair. The focus is a computer cluster design to test high performance computing for smart wheelchair operation and human interaction. …”
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The Influence of Wheelchair Users on Movement in a Bottleneck and a Corridor by Paul Geoerg, Jette Schumann, Stefan Holl, Anja Hofmann

“…In response and to reduce this lack of data a series of well-controlled large-scale movement studies considering pedestrians using different types of wheelchairs was carried out. As a result it is shown that the empirical relations ρ¯(v¯) and Js¯(ρ¯) are strongly affected by the presence of participants with visible disabilities (such as wheelchair users). …”
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Intelligent Object Manipulation for a Wheelchair-Mounted Robotic Arm by R. A. M. Abayasiri, A. G. B. P. Jayasekara, R. A. R. C. Gopura, Kazuo Kiguchi

“…Over the years, intelligent wheelchairs have been developed to fulfill the needs of wheelchair users by gathering information from the environment to make autonomous decisions. …”
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Notational Analysis Of Wheelchair Women's Badminton Matches In The International Badminton Tournament by Senay Leyla, Muhammet Bastem, Ali Salah Zaynl Abdeın, Metin Ozlu, Erdal Taşgın, Fatih Yılmaz, Ozlem Bagıs, Ela Atay

Subjects: “…wheelchair badminton…”
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Development and Evaluation of a Rehabilitation Wheelchair with Multiposture Transformation and Smart Control by Wujing Cao, Hongliu Yu, Xinyu Wu, Sujiao Li, Qiaoling Meng, Chunjie Chen

“…In this work, we introduce a newly developed multifunctional wheelchair that we call “ReChair” and evaluated its performance preliminarily. …”
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Decoupling design and kinematic analysis of rope driven flexible wheelchair manipulators by WANG Lu, ZHAO Dongjie, ZHANG Weitao, WANG Yini, ZHANG Kun

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System Design to control a wheelchair using brain electric signals by Fausto Freire Carrera, Olga Chadrina, Edison Maila Andrango, Vladimir Drozdov

“…<strong><br />Conclusion</strong>: the described system performance was adequate for the wheelchair prototype mobility.</p>…”
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Design, Analysis, and Control of Biomedical Healthcare Modular Wheelchair with Posture Transformation by Muhammad Zia Ur Rahman, Imran Ali, Asif Ishfaque, Muhammad Tanveer Riaz, Nasir Ahmad, M. M. Sayed Al Mahmud, Rimsha Tanveer

“…This study presents the mechanical layout of a wheelchair that can switch between a sitting and a standing position. …”
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“I Want That”: Human-in-the-Loop Control of a Wheelchair-Mounted Robotic Arm by Katherine M. Tsui, Dae-Jin Kim, Aman Behal, David Kontak, Holly A. Yanco

“…Wheelchair-mounted robotic arms have been commercially available for a decade. …”
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An Intelligent Gesture Classification Model for Domestic Wheelchair Navigation with Gesture Variance Compensation by H. M. Ravindu T. Bandara, K. S. Priyanayana, A. G. Buddhika P. Jayasekara, D. P. Chandima, R. A. R. C. Gopura

“…Replacing human assistance with an intelligent system which is capable of assisting human navigation via wheelchair systems is an effective solution. Hand gestures are often used in navigation systems. …”
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Analysis of the kinematic pattern of free throw by wheelchair basketball athletes: a systematic review. by Hugo Vinícius de Oliveira Silva, Karina Santos Guedes de Sá, José Irineu Gorla, Anselmo Athayde Costa E Silva, Dernival Bertoncello

“…Athletes are stratified into classes that range from 1.0 to 4.5 points subdivided at intervals of 0.5 points in the Wheelchair Basketball (WCB) modality. The discussion regarding the non-utilization of quantitative data based on functional classification (FC) in WCB has become considerably important for research due to its impact on athletes' careers. …”
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Manual wheelchair training programs: a scoping review of educational approaches and intended learning outcomes by Kimberly Charlton, Carolyn Murray, Natasha Layton, Stacie Attrill

Subjects: “…Manual Wheelchair Training…”
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High-Order Sliding Mode-Based Synchronous Control of a Novel Stair-Climbing Wheelchair Robot by Juanxiu Liu, Yifei Wu, Jian Guo, Qingwei Chen

“…For the attitude control of a novel stair-climbing wheelchair with inertial uncertainties and external disturbance torques, a new synchronous control method is proposed via combing high-order sliding mode control techniques with cross-coupling techniques. …”
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Final Year Students’ Knowledge on Basic Manual Wheelchair Provision: The State of Occupational Therapy Programs in Colombia by María L. Toro-Hernández, Liliana Alvarez, María C. Vargas-Chaparro, Mary Goldberg

“…Access to personal mobility is a human right and as such, it implies the provision of wheelchair services for those with mobility impairments that need one. …”
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Quantifying Joystick Interactions and Movement Patterns of Toddlers With Disabilities Using Powered Mobility With an Instrumented Explorer Mini by Kimberly A. Ingraham, Nicole L. Zaino, Claire Feddema, Mia E. Hoffman, Liesbeth Gijbels, Alexis Sinclair, Andrew N. Meltzoff, Patricia K. Kuhl, Heather A. Feldner, Katherine M. Steele

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Direct Anterior Approach for One-Stage Bilateral Total Hip Arthroplasty in an ASA 3 Wheelchair-Dependent Woman by B. (Britt) Barvelink, J. T. (Arjan) Hooghof, R. B. G. (Roy) Brokelman

“…This case report involves a 79-year-old wheelchair-dependent woman with bilateral destructive coxarthrosis, requiring total hip arthroplasty (THA). …”
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Comparison of Manual, Automatic, and Voice Control in Wheelchair Navigation Simulation in Virtual Environments: Performance Evaluation of User and Motion Sickness by Enrique Antonio Pedroza-Santiago, José Emilio Quiroz-Ibarra, Erik René Bojorges-Valdez, Miguel Ángel Padilla-Castañeda

Subjects: “…wheelchair user interfaces…”
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Content and face validity in virtual reality with children: a validation in five steps+1 of a wheelchair basketball game by Imanol Ceberio, Mohammad Al-Rashaida, Maitane García, Juan Francisco Lopez Paz, Monika Salgueiro, Nicole Passi, Humberto Pavel, Imanol Amayra

“…The face validity sample assessed the psychological fidelity and the presence of wheelchair basketball scenarios. Instruments: Virtual Reality Content Validity Questionnaire, GAMEX questionnaire and Simulator Sickness Questionnaire (SSQ).ResultsThe content validity study showed preference for technical aspects (music, colors and degree of realism). …”
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The Role of Immersive Experience in Anxiety Reduction: Evidence from Virtual Reality Sessions by Dominika Wilczyńska, Tamara Walczak-Kozłowska, David Alarcón, María José Arenilla, Jose Carlos Jaenes, Marcelina Hejła, Mariusz Lipowski, Joanna Nestorowicz, Henryk Olszewski

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