Study on the improvements to the manual Wheelchair that considers both the user's riding comfort and the helper's physical strain

2015 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 25862135
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Research Field: Fundamental nursing
• Research Institution: Kyushu University (2014-2015); Junshin Gakuen University (2013)
• Principal Investigator: Noto Hiroko 九州大学, 医学(系)研究科(研究院), 講師 (40615910)
• Research Collaborator: MURAKI Satoshi 九州大学, 大学院芸術工学研究院, 教授 (70300473)
• Project Period (FY): 2013-04-01 – 2016-03-31
• Keywords: 車いす / ティッピングレバー / 段差 / 介助方法

Outline of Final Research Achievements

Standard wheelchairs are most frequently used device in Japan to assist peoples with walking disabilities. In order to navigate a wheelchair over steps, a helper has to depress a tipping lever to lift front wheels.
The present study investigated several tipping lever designs (3 type of surfaces and 6 locations of levers) to clarify ease of operation and physical strain of elderly helpers by measured subjective evaluation, foot pressure and electromyogram of helpers.

Free Research Field

基礎看護学、人間工学