https://scholars.lib.ntu.edu.tw/handle/123456789/611585
Title: | Bimanual gliding control for indoor power wheelchair driving | Authors: | Lin Y.-H. Kuo C.-H. Ng H.-H. Liu W.-Y. Lien H.-Y. CHUNG-HSIEN KUO |
Keywords: | Control interfaces;Driving assessment;Indoor wheelchair skill tests;Muscle activities;Power mobility;Power wheelchair;Spinal cord injuries (SCI);Upper limbs;Automobile drivers;Electromyography;Muscle;Patient rehabilitation;Wheelchairs;adult;arm movement;article;biomedical technology assessment;clinical article;control system;driving ability;electromyography;equipment design;feasibility study;female;human;intermethod comparison;male;manual wheelchair;muscle contraction;physical disability;physical performance;powered wheelchair;priority journal;self report;spinal cord injury;task performance;triceps brachii muscle;Adult;Equipment Design;Female;Humans;Learning Curve;Male;Man-Machine Systems;Middle Aged;Muscle, Skeletal;Patient Preference;Task Performance and Analysis;Time Factors;Upper Extremity;Young Adult | Issue Date: | 2013 | Journal Volume: | 50 | Journal Issue: | 3 | Start page/Pages: | 357-366 | Source: | Journal of Rehabilitation Research and Development | Abstract: | Power wheelchairs are essential for many individuals with mobility impairment. The objective of this study was to investigate the effectiveness of bimanual gliding (BG) and conventional joystick (CJ) control in an indoor environment, with application to (1) wheelchair driving performance (i.e., practice time, completion time, and driving deviation) and (2) muscle activity of the upper limbs. This study included 22 participants (11 experienced manual wheelchair users and 11 novice manual wheelchair users). Experienced wheelchair users who used the BG strategy needed less time to practice and complete the task. Muscle activity of the upper limbs was focused on the triceps brachii, with relatively less use of the wrist muscles while applying the BG strategy. In novice wheel-chair users, wrist muscles were less involved when using the BG control compared with the CJ control. The findings imply that it is feasible to modify manual wheelchairs using BG and motors, which can serve as an alternative option for wheelchair users. |
URI: | https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84878850672&doi=10.1682%2fJRRD.2011.12.0230&partnerID=40&md5=48321c08ac978e9ca1ed29a18ed1dc68 https://scholars.lib.ntu.edu.tw/handle/123456789/611585 |
DOI: | 10.1682/JRRD.2011.12.0230 |
Appears in Collections: | 機械工程學系 |
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