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Using Anthropometric Measurements to Design Ergonomic Infant and Toddler Gear
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2019-12-05)
Infants grow so quickly that gear can have a shockingly short life span. Parents often do a quick calculation before purchases: divide the cost by how many months it will be used. Thus, products that are meant to “grow-with-me” ...
Survey of Users of Wheelchair Seat Elevators
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2017)
This is a technical report to document and share the data collected using an on-line anonymous survey of wheelchair users who use seat elevators..
Assessing the Efficacy, Effectiveness, and Cost-Effectiveness of Assistive Technology Interventions for Enhancing Mobility
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2007)
PURPOSE: The aim of this paper is to highlight the contributions that complementary efficacy, effectiveness, and cost-effectiveness studies can make to assessing the outcomes of assistive technology interventions for ...
Design of a Robotic System to Measure Propulsion Work of Over-ground Wheelchair Maneuvers
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2014)
A wheelchair-propelling robot has been developed to measure the efficiency of manual wheelchairs. The use of a robot has certain advantages compared to the use of human operators with respect to repeatability of measurements ...
Research Priorities: Seating and Positioning
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2007)
The Wheeled Mobility State of the Science Conference, hosted by the mobilityRERC at the Georgia Institute of Technology, was a forum to identify and discuss important research topics. The Conference was configured around ...
The Accuracy of New Wheelchair Users’ Predictions about their Future Wheelchair Use
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2012-06)
Objective—This study examined the accuracy of new wheelchair user predictions about their
future wheelchair use.
Design—Prospective cohort study of 84 community dwelling veterans provided a new manual
wheelchair.
Results—The ...
Assistive Technology Outcomes Measure (ATOM) v2.0
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2018)
Clinical Application of Pressure Mapping
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2007)
Methodology to Measure the Adjustability of Skin Protection Features of Wheelchair Cushions
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2007)
Procedure to categorize wheelchair cushion performance using compliant buttock models
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2022-09)
Purpose: Wheelchair cushion prescription often seeks to address tissue integrity in addition to other clinical indicators. Because hundreds of wheelchair cushion models are available, a benefit would result if cushions ...