Development and testing of an allterrain wheelchair built with light magnesium alloy to improve the mobility of the rural population

The objective of this work was to design and test an all-terrain wheelchair for the rural population, implementing an AZ31 magnesium alloy and a lever propulsion mechanism to reduce the effort made during mobility. Two wheelchair prototypes were evaluated under the ISO7176 standard and usability te...

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Main Authors: Paula Chacón-Cifuentes, Andrés Valencia-Escobar, Alejandro Zuleta-Gil, Gustavo Sevilla-Cadavid, Esteban Correa-Bedoya, Félix Echeverría-Echeverría
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidad de Caldas 2024-01-01
Series:Kepes
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Online Access:https://revistasojs.ucaldas.edu.co/index.php/kepes/article/view/8589