Rehabilitation Engineering Applied to Mobility and Manipulation Book

Preface. Introduction: Rehabilitation engineering; US legislation influencing rehabilitation engineering; International policy influencing rehabilitation engineering; Assistive technology; Rehabilitation technology suppliers; Engineering acceptable performance; Rehabilitation engineering design; Assistive technology design criteria; Product testing; Summary; Further reading and references. Fundamentals of rehabilitation engineering design: Design considerations; Total quality management in rehabilitation engineering; Steel as a structural material; Aluminum for assistive technology design; Use of composites for assistive technology design; Design with engineering materials; Fabrication; Basic electric circuits; Further reading and references. Biomechanics of mobility and manipulation: Human motion analysis; Gait analysis; Functional neuromuscular stimulation for movement restoration; Biomechanics of wheelchair propulsion; Biomechanics of seating; Biomechanics of manipulation; Further reading and references. Universal design and accessibility: Barrier-free design; Elemental resource model; Factors affecting barrier-free design; Interior space design; Design for people with disabilities; Accessible transportation; Access legislation; Further reading and references. Personal transportation: Introduction; Selecting a vehicle; Lift mechanisms; Wheelchair securement systems; Passenger restraint systems; Automobile hand-controls; Control of secondary functions; Further reading and references. Wheelchair safety, standards and testing: Introduction; Standard tests; Normative values; Static stability; A geometric approach to static stability; Stability with road crown and inclination; Impact strength tests; Fatigue strength tests; Finite-element modeling applied to wheelchair design/testing; Test dummies; Power wheelchair range testing; Power wheelchair controller performance; Designing for safe operation; Further reading and references. Manual wheelchair design: Introduction; Classes of manual wheelchairs; Frame design; Materials; The wheelchair and rider; Wheels and casters; Components; Human factors design considerations; Future directions; Further reading and references. Power wheelchair design: Introduction; Classes of power wheelchairs; Motor selection; Servoamplifiers; Microprocessor control; Shared control; Fault-tolerant control; Integrated controllers; Electromagnetic compatibility; Batteries; Gear boxes; User interfaces; Further reading and references. Postural support and seating: Seating and postural support systems; Distribution of stresses in soft tissues; Seating pressure measurement; Control interface integration; Multi-configuration seating and postural support systems; Further reading and references. Prosthetics and orthotics: Introduction; Upper-extremity prostheses; Upper-extremity orthoses; Lower-extremity prostheses; Lower-extremity orthoses; Functional neuromuscular stimulation; Ambulations aids; Aids to daily living; Further reading and references. Recreational devices and vehicles: Introduction; Racing wheelchairs; Arm-powered bicycles and tricycles; Off-road vehicles; Water sports; Adaptive ski equipment; Recreational vehicles; Further reading and references. Rehabilitation robotics: Introduction; Components and configurations of robots; Robot kinematics; Robot motion; Robot control; Robot sensors; Human interfaces to robotic systems; Further reading and references. Index.