Application of the Design Structure Matrix to Wheelchair Development
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چکیده
Wheelchair users with brain-related problems experience involuntary extensor thrusts, which may cause injuries due to unexpected impacts with the wheelchair. An improved wheelchair design would be very beneficial to such users. This paper uses the Design Structure Matrix (DSM), which is an information exchange model that helps find the relationship between tasks in a product development process in order to minimize development time. This is the first application of the DSM to wheelchair development for people with extensor thrust. Numerical evaluation methods are presented to provide the optimal ordering of groups of design activities.
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