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Usability and Vibration Analysis of a Low-Profile Automatic Powered Wheelchair to Motor Vehicle Docking System
The QLX is a low-profile automatic powered wheelchair docking system (WDS) prototype developed to improve the securement and discomfort of wheelchair users when riding in vehicles. The study evaluates the whole-body vibration effects between the proposed QLX and another WDS (4-point tiedown system)...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10601336/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37885763 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/vibration6010016 |
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author | Lee, Chang Dae Daveler, Brandon J. Candiotti, Jorge L. Cooper, Rosemarie Sivakanthan, Sivashankar Deepak, Nikitha Grindle, Garrett G. Cooper, Rory A. |
author_facet | Lee, Chang Dae Daveler, Brandon J. Candiotti, Jorge L. Cooper, Rosemarie Sivakanthan, Sivashankar Deepak, Nikitha Grindle, Garrett G. Cooper, Rory A. |
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description | The QLX is a low-profile automatic powered wheelchair docking system (WDS) prototype developed to improve the securement and discomfort of wheelchair users when riding in vehicles. The study evaluates the whole-body vibration effects between the proposed QLX and another WDS (4-point tiedown system) following ISO 2631-1 standards and a systematic usability evaluation. Whole-body vibration analysis was evaluated in wheelchairs using both WDS to dock in a vehicle while riding on real-world surfaces. Also, participants rated the usability of each WDS while driving a wheelchair and while riding in a vehicle in driving tasks. Both WDSs showed similar vibration results within the vibration health-risk margins; but shock values below health-risk margins. Fifteen powered wheelchair users reported low task load demand to operate both WDS; but better performance to dock in vehicles with the QLX (p = 0.03). Also, the QLX showed better usability (p < 0.01), less discomfort (p’s < 0.05), and greater security compared to the 4-point tiedown while riding in a vehicle (p’s < 0.05). Study findings indicate that both WDS maintain low shock exposure for wheelchair users while riding vehicles, but a better performance overall to operate the QLX compared to the 4-point tiedown system; hence enhancing user’s autonomy to dock in vehicles independently. |
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spelling | pubmed-106013362023-10-26 Usability and Vibration Analysis of a Low-Profile Automatic Powered Wheelchair to Motor Vehicle Docking System Lee, Chang Dae Daveler, Brandon J. Candiotti, Jorge L. Cooper, Rosemarie Sivakanthan, Sivashankar Deepak, Nikitha Grindle, Garrett G. Cooper, Rory A. Vibration Article The QLX is a low-profile automatic powered wheelchair docking system (WDS) prototype developed to improve the securement and discomfort of wheelchair users when riding in vehicles. The study evaluates the whole-body vibration effects between the proposed QLX and another WDS (4-point tiedown system) following ISO 2631-1 standards and a systematic usability evaluation. Whole-body vibration analysis was evaluated in wheelchairs using both WDS to dock in a vehicle while riding on real-world surfaces. Also, participants rated the usability of each WDS while driving a wheelchair and while riding in a vehicle in driving tasks. Both WDSs showed similar vibration results within the vibration health-risk margins; but shock values below health-risk margins. Fifteen powered wheelchair users reported low task load demand to operate both WDS; but better performance to dock in vehicles with the QLX (p = 0.03). Also, the QLX showed better usability (p < 0.01), less discomfort (p’s < 0.05), and greater security compared to the 4-point tiedown while riding in a vehicle (p’s < 0.05). Study findings indicate that both WDS maintain low shock exposure for wheelchair users while riding vehicles, but a better performance overall to operate the QLX compared to the 4-point tiedown system; hence enhancing user’s autonomy to dock in vehicles independently. 2023-02-24 /pmc/articles/PMC10601336/ /pubmed/37885763 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/vibration6010016 Text en https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). |
spellingShingle | Article Lee, Chang Dae Daveler, Brandon J. Candiotti, Jorge L. Cooper, Rosemarie Sivakanthan, Sivashankar Deepak, Nikitha Grindle, Garrett G. Cooper, Rory A. Usability and Vibration Analysis of a Low-Profile Automatic Powered Wheelchair to Motor Vehicle Docking System |
title | Usability and Vibration Analysis of a Low-Profile Automatic Powered Wheelchair to Motor Vehicle Docking System |
title_full | Usability and Vibration Analysis of a Low-Profile Automatic Powered Wheelchair to Motor Vehicle Docking System |
title_fullStr | Usability and Vibration Analysis of a Low-Profile Automatic Powered Wheelchair to Motor Vehicle Docking System |
title_full_unstemmed | Usability and Vibration Analysis of a Low-Profile Automatic Powered Wheelchair to Motor Vehicle Docking System |
title_short | Usability and Vibration Analysis of a Low-Profile Automatic Powered Wheelchair to Motor Vehicle Docking System |
title_sort | usability and vibration analysis of a low-profile automatic powered wheelchair to motor vehicle docking system |
topic | Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10601336/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37885763 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/vibration6010016 |
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