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Augmentation of the 100 kg ISO wheelchair test dummy to accommodate higher mass: a technical note.

Authors :
Cooper RA
O'Connor TJ
Gonzalez JP
Boninger ML
Rentschler A
Source :
Journal of rehabilitation research and development [J Rehabil Res Dev] 1999 Jan; Vol. 36 (1), pp. 48-54.
Publication Year :
1999

Abstract

Most of the 22 approved or developing ISO standards rely on a wheelchair test dummy, a specialized device described in ISO 7176-11. The purpose of this study was to develop a means for modifying the design of the ISO 7176-11 test dummy to be suitable for testing with higher masses. The changes are based upon published data for obese individuals. With these data, we derived equations for determining the distribution of the additional mass among the test dummy components, and the locations of the centers of mass. The results of this study provide guidelines for adding mass to the 100 kg wheelchair test dummy to accommodate testing of wheelchairs designed for obese individuals.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
0748-7711
Volume :
36
Issue :
1
Database :
MEDLINE
Journal :
Journal of rehabilitation research and development
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
10659894