Effect of Wheelchair Frame Material on Users’ Mechanical Work and Transmitted Vibration

Table 4

Vibration transmissibility of the frame (%).

WC
Smooth vinyl floor
Ti	172.7 ± 9.0	163.9 ± 13.0	103.3 ± 11.5	99.3 ± 10.7
C	127.9 ± 26.7	126.4 ± 35.0	104.8 ± 8.3	101.4 ± 9.0
Al1	121.7 ± 18.2	115.3 ± 16.7	103.6 ± 8.3	100.3 ± 10.4
Al2	143.7 ± 15.4	138.7 ± 16.1	100.4 ± 8.8	96.9 ± 10.4
Al3	171.2 ± 26.7	175.2 ± 35.2	105.3 ± 11.0	101.7 ± 11.1
Al4	148.8 ± 19.8	140.8 ± 24.0	101.3 ± 10.8	98.0 ± 11.5
Av.
Textured rubber mat
Ti	36.0 ± 5.4	36.8 ± 5.7	53.9 ± 6.9	49.7 ± 7.9
C	30.1 ± 6.1	30.5 ± 6.2	46.2 ± 7.6	41.1 ± 8.0
Al1	35.6 ± 7.3	35.6 ± 6.9	55.7 ± 5.8	50.4 ± 6.7
Al2	32.5 ± 5.7	32.6 ± 5.2	48.5 ± 5.2	42.7 ± 5.2
Al3	45.3 ± 8.0	46.9 ± 9.8	63.6 ± 11.3	59.1 ± 13.6
Al4	33.2 ± 7.3	33.7 ± 7.1	47.8 ± 5.6	43.1 ± 5.3
Av.
Obstacle
Ti	60.3 ± 9.9	47.1 ± 8.8	68.3 ± 7.3	49.8 ± 7.4
C	54.7 ± 5.7	42.4 ± 6.2	62.2 ± 4.1	44.5 ± 5.1
Al1	53.7 ± 8.3	43.4 ± 8.1	62.3 ± 5.3	46.1 ± 6.5
Al2	61.0 ± 7.1	48.3 ± 6.4	67.7 ± 5.3	50.2 ± 5.7
Al3	62.3 ± 8.3	49.8 ± 8.4	69.5 ± 4.8	51.9 ± 6.9
Al4	61.9 ± 6.8	47.5 ± 5.3	68.3 ± 4.0	49.4 ± 4.6
Av.

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