@inproceedings{55608cf26a484afa9b1a816807c8d0e4,
title = "Torque and power outputs on skilled and unskilled users during manual wheelchair propulsion",
abstract = "Manual wheelchair users are at a high risk of pain and injuries to the upper extremities due to mechanical inefficiency of wheelchair propulsion motion. The kinetic analysis of the upper extremities during manual wheelchair propulsion in various conditions needed to be investigated. We developed and calibrated a wheelchair dynamometer for measuring kinetic parameters during propulsion. We utilized the dynamometer to investigate and compare the propulsion torque and power values of skilled and unskilled users under four different conditions. Skilled manual wheelchair users generated lower torques with more power than unskilled users and reacted alertly and sensitively to changing conditions. We expect that these basic methods and results may help to quantitatively evaluate the mechanical efficiency of manual wheelchair propulsion.",
author = "Seonhong Hwang and Seunghyeon Kim and Youngho Kim",
year = "2012",
doi = "10.1109/EMBC.2012.6347072",
language = "English",
isbn = "9781424441198",
series = "Proceedings of the Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, EMBS",
pages = "4820--4822",
booktitle = "2012 Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, EMBC 2012",
note = "null ; Conference date: 28-08-2012 Through 01-09-2012",
}