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RERC on Wheeled Mobility Final Report:

Summary of Activities for August 1, 1993-November 31, 1998

NIDDR Grant #H133E30005

 

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• The RERC on Wheelchair Mobility Final Report: 1993-1998 (complete version)(.pdf 2.9MB)
• Cover Pages/Acknowledgements,Table of Contents and List Acronyms (.pdf 96k)
• Executive Summary (.pdf 64k)
• Section I. Improved Wheelchair Technology (.pdf 768k)
  • PM-1 Improved Electric and Electromechanical Systems (.pdf 128k)
    PM-1 a Computer Simulation Electromechanical Systems
    PM-1 b Power Wheelchair Batteries
    PM-1 c Power Wheelchair Controllers
    PM-1 d Improved Wheelchair Motor Drives
  • PM-2 Advanced Materials and Mechanisms(.pdf 160k)
  • PM-3 Improved User Input Devices and Control Concepts (.pdf 160)
  • PM-4 Integration of Improved Mobility Components (removed from work program)
  • PM-5 The Use of Integrated Controls by Persons with Physical Disabilities(.pdf 64k)
  • PM-6 New Concepts in Powered Mobility(.pdf 800k)
  • PM-7 Powered Mobility Simulator(.pdf 64k)
  • MM-1 Structural Improvements to Manual Wheelchairs (.pdf 128k)
  • WP-1 Consumer Responsive Mobility Prescription Process (.pdf 64k)
  • WP-2 Wheelchair Prescription Software Project (.pdf 64k)
  • STD-1 Research in Support of Wheelchair Standards (.pdf 64k)
    
• Section II. Improved Wheelchair Seating (.pdf 640k)
  • S-1 Cushion Design for Ulcer Prevention (.pdf 64k)
  • S-2 Advanced Materials and Mechanisms (.pdf 544k)
  • S-3 Improved User Input Devices and Control Concepts (.pdf 128k)
  • S-4 Integration of Improved Mobility Components (.pdf 64k)
  • S-5 The Use of Integrated Controls by Persons with Physical Disabilities (.pdf 64k)
    
• Section III. Improved Wheelchair Transportation (.pdf 864K)
  • T-1 Design Criteria for Transport Wheeled Mobility Devices (.pdf 256k)
  • T-2 Development of Wheelchair Securement Interface Concepts (.pdf 256k)
  • T-3 Development of Docking Type Securement Devices (.pdf 448k)
  • T-4 Research Cooridination Related to Standards Development for Wheelchair Transportation (.pdf 64k)
    
• Section IV. Training (.pdf 64k)
  
• Section V. Dissemination (.pdf 96k)
  
• Section VI. People (.pdf 64k)