Design and User Evaluation of a Wheelchair Mounted Robotic Assisted Transfer Device.
Purpose. The aim of this study is to describe the robotic assisted transfer device (RATD) and an initial focus group evaluation by end users. The purpose of the device is to aid in the transfers of people with disabilities to and from their electric powered wheelchair (EPW) onto other surfaces. The...
| Published in: | BioMed Research International Vol. 2015; pp. 1 - 10 |
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Wiley-Blackwell
2/22/2015
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