Citation

Bertocci G, Karg P, Hobson D. Assist. Technol. 1997; 9(2): 102-115.

Affiliation

Rehabilitation Engineering Research Center on Wheeled Mobility, University of Pittsburgh, PA 15260, USA.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1997, Rehabilitation Engineering and Assistive Technology Society of North America, Publisher Informa - Taylor and Francis Group)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

10177448

Abstract

To address the issue of safely accessing and securing wheeled mobility devices in motor vehicles, more information characterizing current-production devices was needed. In a recent effort, frame characteristics of wheeled mobility devices were defined and a database developed for recording characteristics relevant to access and securement. A representative number of devices have been surveyed to measure key characteristics, and these measures have been recorded in the database. This paper details the development of the database and frame characterization scheme, the methods used to survey currently available wheeled mobility devices, and some descriptive statistics resulting from an analysis of the data. A discussion of how this information is being used in research aimed at developing technology and safety standards to ensure vehicle access and safe transportation, as well as other potential uses, is also included.