The aim of this qualitative study was to gain an understanding of what people who use wheeled mobility devices (WMDs; e.g., manual and power wheelchairs, and scooters) identify as environmental barriers to community participation in cold weather climates, and to explore recommendations to overcome environmental barriers to community participation. Researchers conducted an online asynchronous fo...

The objective of this work is to model the pilotvehicle system made up of a person with disability and of an electric wheelchair. This modelling must induce an objective analysis method of the pilot-wheelchair couple in order to help to personalize the parameters of the vehicle on the one hand and to evaluate the interest of new functionalities on the other hand. After a review of the literatur...

PURPOSE To explore the experiences of using an electric wheelchair in daily living. METHODS Fifteen participants, eight women and seven men, living in different parts of a Nordic country were interviewed. The interviews were conducted in the home or at the workplace. Open-ended questions were used. The data were collected and analyzed according to the grounded theory. RESULTS Analysis resul...

A new infinitely variable automatic transmission called the RESATRAN that automatically changes its speed ratio in response to load torque being transmitted is presented. A prototype has been built and tested on a conventional three-wheeled electric motor propelled wheelchair. It is shown theoretically that more than 50 percent reduction in power during hill climbing may be expected when a tran...

Historically, public policies in Brazil and many developing countries have prioritized individual motorized modes of transport. The urban space Brazilian cities has been repeatedly remodeled, often to meet the demands vehicle flow, detriment spaces for pedestrian use. Part transport infrastructure, particularly highways, are obstacles population’s mobility, constituting barrier effect expanding...

Particulate matter (PM) is a major indicator of urban air quality deterioration due to its impact on human health, atmospheric visibility and climate change. However, sufficient data personal exposure pollution still rare or unavailable in developing countries such as Iraq. Thus, this paper investigated the inhalation doses PM1 PM2.5 Al-Hillah city, Iraq, for four common motorized transportatio...

We present a miniature motorized endoscopic probe for Optical Coherence Tomography with an outer diameter of 1.65 mm and a rotation speed of 3,000-12,500 rpm. This is the smallest motorized high speed OCT probe to our knowledge. The probe has a motorized distal end which provides a significant advantage over proximally driven probes since it does not require a drive shaft to transfer the rotati...

As an embodiment of meso-scale architecture, Musamus University must continue to improve itself meet the needs growing activity actors in campus environment. Pedestrian are basis area that be reviewed this context. The movement still uses motorized vehicles which results spatial conflicts. This study aims determine walkability score and provide suggestions so it becomes stimulates walking. 6 ur...

Original scientific paper Reducing the manufacturing time is the trend of high precision manufacturing, and the precision of a work-piece is very important for the manufacturing industry. The high-speed motorized spindle is the most critical part and becoming more widely used in the machine tool at present, and its precision may affect the overall performance of high-speed cutting. Most of the ...