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

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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.

Idioma original	Inglés
Título de la publicación alojada	Advances in Usability and User Experience - Proceedings of the AHFE 2019 International Conferences on Usability and User Experience, and Human Factors and Assistive Technology
Editores	Tareq Ahram, Christianne Falcão
Editorial	Springer Verlag
Páginas	899-910
Número de páginas	12
ISBN (versión impresa)	9783030191344
DOI	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-19135-1_88
Estado	Publicada - 2020
Evento	AHFE Conference on Usability and User Experience, 2019 and the AHFE Conference on Human Factors and Assistive Technology, 2019 - Washington D.C., Estados Unidos Duración: 24 jul. 2019 → 28 jul. 2019

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Nombre	Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing
Volumen	972
ISSN (versión impresa)	2194-5357
ISSN (versión digital)	2194-5365

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Conferencia	AHFE Conference on Usability and User Experience, 2019 and the AHFE Conference on Human Factors and Assistive Technology, 2019
País/Territorio	Estados Unidos
Ciudad	Washington D.C.
Período	24/07/19 → 28/07/19

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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. En 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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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. En Ahram T, Falcão C, editores, 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

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