Development of a new wheelchair for wheelchair basketball players in the Netherlands
The aim of the development of a new basketball wheelchair was to reduce the weight of the frame, to develop a program to fit anthropometric measurements to design a custom made wheelchair and to develop high-end wheels to increase propulsion efficiency by reducing rolling resistance. The redesigning process resulted in a frame which is 30% lighter than current aluminium wheelchair frames, a program that links anthropometric data to a CAD model of wheelchairs and a new wheel. Several tests were performed to evaluate the new wheelchair. The tests showed promising results with respect to improving both technical performance combined with the athlete's performance.
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| Notations: | sports facilities and sports equipment sports for the handicapped |
| Published in: | Procedia Engineering |
| Language: | English |
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2012
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| Online Access: | http://doi.org/10.1016/j.proeng.2012.04.057 |
| Volume: | 34 |
| Pages: | 331-336 |
| Document types: | article |
| Level: | advanced |