Research Article
Effect of Wheelchair Frame Material on Users’ Mechanical Work and Transmitted Vibration
Table 3
Vibration transferred to the user.
| WC | | | | | (m/s2) | (m/s1.75) | (m/s2) | (m/s1.75) |
| Smooth vinyl floor | Ti | 0.25 ± 0.07 | 0.56 ± 0.14 | 0.63 ± 0.13 | 1.19 ± 0.31 | C | 0.25 ± 0.11 | 0.58 ± 0.27 | 0.63 ± 0.12 | 1.15 ± 0.26 | Al1 | 0.22 ± 0.09 | 0.54 ± 0.21 | 0.60 ± 0.13 | 1.15 ± 0.30 | Al2 | 0.25 ± 0.08 | 0.58 ± 0.18 | 0.61 ± 0.13 | 1.15 ± 0.29 | Al3 | 0.24 ± 0.07 | 0.61 ± 0.21 | 0.57 ± 0.16 | 1.09 ± 0.38 | Al4 | 0.23 ± 0.12 | 0.53 ± 0.25 | 0.60 ± 0.16 | 1.12 ± 0.29 | Av. | 0.24 ± 0.09 | 0.57 ± 0.22 | 0.61 ± 0.14 | 1.14 ± 0.31 |
| Textured rubber mat | Ti | 0.44 ± 0.08 | 0.92 ± 0.17 | 0.76 ± 0.17 | 1.28 ± 0.30 | C | 0.44 ± 0.10 | 0.91 ± 0.20 | 0.74 ± 0.12 | 1.24 ± 0.24 | Al1 | 0.40 ± 0.11 | 0.84 ± 0.21 | 0.72 ± 0.12 | 1.21 ± 0.23 | Al2 | 0.48 ± 0.11 | 0.98 ± 0.19 | 0.79 ± 0.13 | 1.31 ± 0.21 | Al3 | 0.46 ± 0.10 | 1.00 ± 0.22 | 0.77 ± 0.19 | 1.31 ± 0.34 | Al4 | 0.50 ± 0.12 | 1.01 ± 0.24 | 0.79 ± 0.14 | 1.32 ± 0.26 | Av. | 0.46 ± 0.11 | 0.94 ± 0.22 | 0.76 ± 0.15 | 1.28 ± 0.27 |
| Obstacle | Ti | 0.78 ± 0.11 | 1.43 ± 0.22 | 1.02 ± 0.11 | 1.55 ± 0.18 | C | 0.86 ± 0.13 | 1.50 ± 0.15 | 1.11 ± 0.19 | 1.60 ± 0.17 | Al1 | 0.79 ± 0.17 | 1.41 ± 0.26 | 1.04 ± 0.16 | 1.52 ± 0.23 | Al2 | 0.79 ± 0.10 | 1.52 ± 0.21 | 1.04 ± 0.15 | 1.61 ± 0.21 | Al3 | 0.87 ± 0.16 | 1.57 ± 0.35 | 1.12 ± 0.20 | 1.66 ± 0.34 | Al4 | 0.86 ± 0.16 | 1.56 ± 0.35 | 1.08 ± 0.15 | 1.64 ± 0.32 | Av. | 0.83 ± 0.15 | 1.50 ± 0.28 | 1.07 ± 0.17 | 1.60 ± 0.26 |
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