Opening doors with assistive technology

• Published in: IEEE engineering in medicine and biology magazine Vol. 21; no. 2; pp. 45 - 52
• Main Authors: Simpson, R.C., Hedman, G.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States IEEE 01.03.2002; The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
• Subjects: Acceleration; Awards and Prizes; Batteries; Battery; Biological tissues; Biomedical Engineering - education; Biomedical Engineering - standards; Buttocks; Control systems; Design engineering; Devices; Diabetes; Disabilities; Educational technology; Equipment Design - standards; Humans; Life estimation; Modular; Neurofeedback; Rehabilitation - education; Rehabilitation - instrumentation; Rehabilitation - standards; Societies, Scientific; Students; System testing; United States; Wheelchairs; United States
• ISSN: 0739-5175; 1937-4186
• DOI: 10.1109/MEMB.2002.1000185

Results of the 2001 RESNA student scientific paper and student design competitions are presented. The topics dealt with included: scapula orientation in a virtual wheelchair push; repeatability of determining effective Young's modulus of buttocks soft tissue across multiple subjects; power and control system testing of five different types of power wheelchairs; modification of hybrid III test dummy for use in wheelchair studies; effect of adult-onset diabetes and/or peripheral neuropathy on acceleration threshold detection during horizontal translations; battery tester for people with physical and mental disabilities; design of a modular sensory feedback system to enhance physical education of persons with disabilities; an assistive technology key turning device for independent entryway access; ear-chin strap system for sleep apnea.