Development of a wheelchair stability assessment system: Design tools and approaches

Louise Moody; Paul Magee; Dimitar Stefanov

doi:10.1007/978-3-030-26292-1_13

Development of a wheelchair stability assessment system: Design tools and approaches

Louise Moody, Paul Magee, Dimitar Stefanov

School of Art and Design

Middlesex University

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Abstract

This chapter describes how design has been applied to the development of a system for supporting the prescription of wheelchairs. With an ageing population there is likely to be a continued rise in wheelchair usage, as well as wheelchair modifications for specific needs such as specialist seating and the addition of assistive devices. Ensuring the ease of use, stability, safety and performance of wheelchairs both occupied by, and attended to by older adults is an important consideration. This chapter describes the design methods employed in the development of WheelSense ^®, a system for use by wheelchair prescribers to support the assessment, adaptation and tuning of wheelchairs to meet individual needs. The system development has required a multidisciplinary approach bringing together designers, engineers, human factors specialists, clinical specialists alongside end-users and stakeholders. The resulting WheelSense ^® system combines electronics and a weighing system in a folding platform. It is supported by a handheld device and graphic user interface (GUI) for guiding the prescription process, enabling data entry and to support education of the wheelchair user chair.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Design of assistive technology for ageing populations
Editors	Andree Woodcock, Louise Moody, Deana McDonagh, Ajita Jain, Lakhmi C Jain
Publisher	Springer
Pages	235-256
Number of pages	22
ISBN (Print)	978-3030262914
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-26292-1_13
Publication status	Published - Jan 2020

Publication series

Name	Intelligent Systems Reference Library
Volume	167
ISSN (Print)	1868-4394
ISSN (Electronic)	1868-4408

Bibliographical note

Funding Information:
The Wheelchair Stability Assessment System (Wheel-SAS) project was funded by the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Invention for Innovation (i4i) stream (Grant II-AR-0209-10099.)

Keywords

Interdisciplinary design
Load-cell
Optimising wheelchair performance
Stability assessment
User-centred design
Wheelchair prescription

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Computer Science(all)
Information Systems and Management
Library and Information Sciences

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Moody, L., Magee, P., & Stefanov, D. (2020). Development of a wheelchair stability assessment system: Design tools and approaches. In A. Woodcock, L. Moody, D. McDonagh, A. Jain, & L. C. Jain (Eds.), Design of assistive technology for ageing populations (pp. 235-256). (Intelligent Systems Reference Library; Vol. 167). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-26292-1_13

Development of a wheelchair stability assessment system: Design tools and approaches. / Moody, Louise ; Magee, Paul; Stefanov, Dimitar.
Design of assistive technology for ageing populations. ed. / Andree Woodcock; Louise Moody; Deana McDonagh; Ajita Jain; Lakhmi C Jain. Springer, 2020. p. 235-256 (Intelligent Systems Reference Library; Vol. 167).

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