Comparison of Healthcare Workers Transferring Patients Using Either Conventional Or Robotic Wheelchairs: Kinematic, Electromyographic, and Electrocardiographic Analyses

<table class="table-group" id="tab1"><tr><td><table class="table"><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="2"><hr/></td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Range of motion of seat</td><td class="align_center">425 mm (up and down and/or front and back)</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Speed of motion of seat</td><td class="align_center">28 mm/s (up and down and/or front and back)</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left" rowspan="2">Speed</td><td class="align_center">Advance: max. speed 4.5 km/h, min. speed 2.5 km/h</td></tr><tr><td class="align_center">Reverse: 2.0 km/h</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Minimum turning radius</td><td class="align_center">360 mm</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Driving time</td><td class="align_center">20 km</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Weight</td><td class="align_center">80 kg</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Size</td><td class="align_center">Length × width × height: 750 mm × 720 mm × 1,000 mm</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Rear wheel size</td><td class="align_center">16 inch</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Number of wheels </td><td class="align_center">Drive wheel × 2, training wheels × 3</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Motor output</td><td class="align_center">24 V 120 W × right and left side (AC motor)</td></tr><tr class="table-tr"><td colspan="2"><hr class="tbody-hr"/></td></tr></table></td></tr></table>

Specifications of the robotic wheelchair (RWC).

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Table 1: Comparison of Healthcare Workers Transferring Patients Using Either Conventional Or Robotic Wheelchairs: Kinematic, Electromyographic, and Electrocardiographic Analyses 

Table 1 | Comparison of Healthcare Workers Transferring Patients Using Either Conventional Or Robotic Wheelchairs: Kinematic, Electromyographic, and Electrocardiographic Analyses 