Evaluation of a Contact Sensor Skirt for an Anti-Collision Power Wheelchair for Older Adult Nursing Home Residents With Dementia: Safety and Mobility.
We studied an anti-collision power wheelchair's ability to enable safe, independentmobility in nursing home residents with dementia. The device had a contact sensor skirt that compensated for drivers' absent or delayed responses to obstacles. Safety observations were tracked during device use. In si...
| Publicado en: | Assistive Technology Vol. 23; no. 3; pp. 117 - 135 |
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Taylor & Francis Ltd
Fall2011
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