TY - DATA T1 - Supplementary code and videos for publication "A slanted castor wheel enables pushing manual wheelchairs from the side to improve social interaction". PY - 2024/07/15 AU - Matto Leeuwis AU - Job Sesink AU - Lucy Bennett AU - Emma Schippers AU - Marieke W. Vassen AU - Bram Sterke AU - Katherine L. Poggensee AU - Heike Vallery UR - DO - 10.4121/82afa4e1-bdf1-4bf4-8682-32e62f6c3d68.v1 KW - wheelchair KW - castor wheel KW - side pushing KW - push bar KW - cant angle KW - rake angle KW - bank angle KW - swivel angle KW - assistive devices KW - caregiver interaction N2 -
Supplementary code and videos for publication "A slanted castor wheel enables pushing manual wheelchairs from the side to improve social interaction".
This repository contains the supplementary S2 files and supplementary videos S3-5.
CastorModel
Contains Matlab code for the simulation of the castor wheel and the generation of figures comparing simulations to experimental results. This code relies on the functions
folder. To run the code and generate the results figure presented in the paper, run the main.m
file.
Data
Contains experimental data of the castor wheel on the treadmill, organized by collection date.
Functions
Contains functions used by CastorModel
code.
Rolling resistance
Contains Matlab code to compute the rolling resistance of the castor wheel on the treadmill. The value of the computed rolling resistance is used in the CastorModel
.
The video contains the control conditions, where the wheelchair was pulled using a cable while rolling on a treadmill.
The video contains the test condition, where the wheelchair with a slanted castor wheel was pulled using a cable attached to the push bar while rolling on a treadmill.
The video demonstrates how a modified wheelchair could be used outdoors on an uneven path, allowing the occupant and caregiver to walk side by side.
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