Biomechanical Relationships Between Manual Wheelchair Steering and the Position of the Human Body's Center of Gravity. 2020

B Wieczorek, and M Kukla
Institute of Machine Design, Poznań University of Technology, 3/424 Piotrowo Street, Poznań 60-965, Poland.

The purpose of this investigation was to analyze the impact of differential steering of a wheelchair with a pushrim on changes in the position of the body's center of gravity. The method assumed measuring the wheelchair trajectory and the body's center of gravity and determining the transverse relocation of the measured body's center of gravity in relation to a point on the wheelchair trajectory. Twenty-seven measurement tests which demonstrated various wheelchair trajectories were carried out within the investigation. The trajectories were 10 to 15 m long and involved moving forward (test 2), reversing (test 3), turning left (test 1) and right (test 4). The factor of deviation of the center of gravity of human body from the wheelchair trajectory was determined for selected characteristic turning maneuvers. The measured values ranged from 51 to 192 mm. The impact of the wheelchair trajectory on the position of the body's center of gravity was demonstrated as a result of this investigation. Consequently, a trajectory deviation factor for relocation of the human body weight on one side of the wheelchair has been demonstrated.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D008297 Male Males
D011187 Posture The position or physical attitude of the body. Postures
D006112 Gravitation Acceleration produced by the mutual attraction of two masses, and of magnitude inversely proportional to the square of the distance between the two centers of mass. It is also the force imparted by the earth, moon, or a planet to an object near its surface. (From NASA Thesaurus, 1988) G Force,Gravistimulation,Gravity,Force, G,G Forces,Gravities
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000328 Adult A person having attained full growth or maturity. Adults are of 19 through 44 years of age. For a person between 19 and 24 years of age, YOUNG ADULT is available. Adults
D001696 Biomechanical Phenomena The properties, processes, and behavior of biological systems under the action of mechanical forces. Biomechanics,Kinematics,Biomechanic Phenomena,Mechanobiological Phenomena,Biomechanic,Biomechanic Phenomenas,Phenomena, Biomechanic,Phenomena, Biomechanical,Phenomena, Mechanobiological,Phenomenas, Biomechanic
D014910 Wheelchairs Chairs or seating mounted on wheels and designed to be controlled or propelled by the occupant. Medicare Part B (Medical Insurance) covers power-operated vehicles (scooters), walkers, and wheelchairs as durable medical equipment. Wheel Chairs,Chair, Wheel,Chairs, Wheel,Wheel Chair,Wheelchair

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