@article{ref1,
title="Usability and vibration analysis of a low-profile automatic powered wheelchair to motor vehicle docking system",
journal="Vibration (Basel, Switzerland)",
year="2023",
author="Lee, Chang Dae and Daveler, Brandon J. and Candiotti, Jorge L. and Cooper, Rosemarie and Sivakanthan, Sivashankar and Deepak, Nikitha and Grindle, Garrett G. and Cooper, Rory A.",
volume="6",
number="1",
pages="255-268",
abstract="The QLX is a low-profile automatic powered wheelchair docking system (WDS) prototype developed to improve the securement and discomfort of wheelchair users when riding in vehicles. The study evaluates the whole-body vibration effects between the proposed QLX and another WDS (4-point tiedown system) following ISO 2631-1 standards and a systematic usability evaluation. Whole-body vibration analysis was evaluated in wheelchairs using both WDS to dock in a vehicle while riding on real-world surfaces. Also, participants rated the usability of each WDS while driving a wheelchair and while riding in a vehicle in driving tasks. Both WDSs showed similar vibration results within the vibration health-risk margins; but shock values below health-risk margins. Fifteen powered wheelchair users reported low task load demand to operate both WDS; but better performance to dock in vehicles with the QLX (p = 0.03). Also, the QLX showed better usability (p < 0.01), less discomfort (p's < 0.05), and greater security compared to the 4-point tiedown while riding in a vehicle (p's < 0.05). Study findings indicate that both WDS maintain low shock exposure for wheelchair users while riding vehicles, but a better performance overall to operate the QLX compared to the 4-point tiedown system; hence enhancing user's autonomy to dock in vehicles independently.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="2571-631X",
doi="10.3390/vibration6010016",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/vibration6010016"
}