A method was developed to assess the reach capability of people seated in wheelchairs for purposes of establishing design and placement requirements for safety belts used by vehicle occupants who are seated in wheelchairs. The method uses simple technology and is intended to be readily implemented in the field. Participants use a marker to draw their acceptable reach zone on a vertical surface placed adjacent to the wheelchair. A pilot study with 10 wheelchair users showed that the method generates easily interpreted data quickly. Even with a small number of participants, the results from the pilot study provide useful information for designers of restraint systems for wheelchair-seated vehicle occupants.


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    Titel :

    A pilot study of a method for assessing the reach capability of wheelchair users for safety belt design


    Beteiligte:

    Erschienen in:

    Applied Ergonomics ; 36 , 5 ; 523-528


    Erscheinungsdatum :

    2005


    Format / Umfang :

    6 Seiten, 4 Bilder, 9 Quellen




    Medientyp :

    Aufsatz (Zeitschrift)


    Format :

    Print


    Sprache :

    Englisch




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