Abstract
A dual-pushrim hemiplegic wheelchair with significantly-improved ergonomics has been built and tested. Propulsion is via only one pushrim, and steering is done with one foot. The second pushrim is used to pirouette the chair either clockwise or anticlockwise. In comparative tests with a standard dual-pushrim wheelchair – covering intuitiveness of use, effort, and manoeuvrability – a panel of able-bodied users found the prototype to be much easier to use, and scored it 50% fully described and illustrated.
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