Human factors in all-terrain wheelchair design for rural population

Paula Chacon-Cifuentes; A. A. Zuleta; Gustavo Sevilla; Andres Valencia-Escobar; Esteban Correa-Bedoya; Felix Echeverria-Echeverria

doi:10.1007/978-3-030-19135-1_88

Human factors in all-terrain wheelchair design for rural population

Paula Chacon-Cifuentes, A. A. Zuleta, Gustavo Sevilla, Andres Valencia-Escobar, Esteban Correa-Bedoya, Felix Echeverria-Echeverria

Design Studies

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Abstract

Considering the geography, the public infrastructure and the products available in Colombia, there was identified an insufficiency in the supply of wheelchairs appropriated for the tough conditions of rural areas. In response, an all-terrain, three-wheeled and leveraged wheelchair was designed, using the user-centered design approach. The wheelchair was adapted to the anthropometric and anatomical characteristics of its users and considered arms biomechanics for the design of leveraged driving system. In addition, it was proposed the use of magnesium alloys to reducing the weight of the wheelchair frame, which helps to reduce the effort thus contributing to the preservation of upper limbs. The wheelchair was co-designed involving potential users in the design process. The digital model suggests a weight reduction of 75% to 55% compared to commercial models and shows adequate structural behavior. Currently, a functional prototype is being manufactured, which will be subjected to technical and usability tests.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Advances in Usability and User Experience - Proceedings of the AHFE 2019 International Conferences on Usability and User Experience, and Human Factors and Assistive Technology
Editors	Tareq Ahram, Christianne Falcão
Publisher	Springer Verlag
Pages	899-910
Number of pages	12
ISBN (Print)	9783030191344
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-19135-1_88
State	Published - 2020
Event	AHFE Conference on Usability and User Experience, 2019 and the AHFE Conference on Human Factors and Assistive Technology, 2019 - Washington D.C., United States Duration: 24 Jul 2019 → 28 Jul 2019

Publication series

Name	Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing
Volume	972
ISSN (Print)	2194-5357
ISSN (Electronic)	2194-5365

Conference

Conference	AHFE Conference on Usability and User Experience, 2019 and the AHFE Conference on Human Factors and Assistive Technology, 2019
Country/Territory	United States
City	Washington D.C.
Period	24/07/19 → 28/07/19

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Keywords

Assistive technology
Biomechanics
Mobility
Product design
User-centered design

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Chacon-Cifuentes, P., Zuleta, A. A., Sevilla, G., Valencia-Escobar, A., Correa-Bedoya, E., & Echeverria-Echeverria, F. (2020). Human factors in all-terrain wheelchair design for rural population. In T. Ahram, & C. Falcão (Eds.), Advances in Usability and User Experience - Proceedings of the AHFE 2019 International Conferences on Usability and User Experience, and Human Factors and Assistive Technology (pp. 899-910). (Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing; Vol. 972). Springer Verlag. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-19135-1_88

Chacon-Cifuentes, Paula ; Zuleta, A. A. ; Sevilla, Gustavo et al. / Human factors in all-terrain wheelchair design for rural population. Advances in Usability and User Experience - Proceedings of the AHFE 2019 International Conferences on Usability and User Experience, and Human Factors and Assistive Technology. editor / Tareq Ahram ; Christianne Falcão. Springer Verlag, 2020. pp. 899-910 (Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing).

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Human factors in all-terrain wheelchair design for rural population. / Chacon-Cifuentes, Paula; Zuleta, A. A.; Sevilla, Gustavo et al.
Advances in Usability and User Experience - Proceedings of the AHFE 2019 International Conferences on Usability and User Experience, and Human Factors and Assistive Technology. ed. / Tareq Ahram; Christianne Falcão. Springer Verlag, 2020. p. 899-910 (Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing; Vol. 972).

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Chacon-Cifuentes P, Zuleta AA, Sevilla G, Valencia-Escobar A, Correa-Bedoya E, Echeverria-Echeverria F. Human factors in all-terrain wheelchair design for rural population. In Ahram T, Falcão C, editors, Advances in Usability and User Experience - Proceedings of the AHFE 2019 International Conferences on Usability and User Experience, and Human Factors and Assistive Technology. Springer Verlag. 2020. p. 899-910. (Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing). doi: 10.1007/978-3-030-19135-1_88

Human factors in all-terrain wheelchair design for rural population

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