Prototyping, Testing, and Redesign of a Three-Wheel Trekking Wheelchair for Accessible Tourism Applications
| Autor: | Stefano Uberti, Gabriele Baronio, Ileana Bodini, Barbara Motyl |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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Technology
Computer science QH301-705.5 QC1-999 Field tests Kinematics Wheelchair Accessible tourism Assistive technologies Design methods Disabled people Experimental testing Hiking wheelchair Trekking wheelchair User-centered design design methods General Materials Science Biology (General) accessible tourism Instrumentation QD1-999 user-centered design Fluid Flow and Transfer Processes Process Chemistry and Technology Physics experimental testing assistive technologies General Engineering Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General) Computer Science Applications Impaired mobility Chemistry hiking wheelchair Initial phase Systems engineering trekking wheelchair disabled people TA1-2040 |
| Zdroj: | Applied Sciences Volume 11 Issue 20 Applied Sciences, Vol 11, Iss 9641, p 9641 (2021) |
| ISSN: | 2076-3417 |
| DOI: | 10.3390/app11209641 |
| Popis: | This work is part of the project called “Gölem project”, started in 2017, about special devices developed to enable the so-called Accessible Tourism. This project aims to design and develop a trekking wheelchair for people with impaired mobility. After an initial phase of design and prototyping, the testing phase has now begun. The objective is to validate several aspects of the design, concerning basic kinematics and dynamics, passenger comfort and physical effort of the carriers. This paper describes the development of qualitative tests for drivability and balance validation of this first prototype. At this stage, a list of features to be investigated was made, suitable trekking paths were chosen, and qualitative experimental field tests were performed. Then, the design of the prototype was modified according to these first experimental results, to improve the wheelchair characteristics. The prototype is now undergoing the modification phase, then further testing will be performed with the use of specific instrumental devices to evaluate the wheelchair itself and to perform the kinematic, dynamical, and comfort characterization. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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