Evaluation of wheelchair tire rolling resistance using dynamometer-based coast-down tests
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Evaluation of wheelchair tire rolling resistance using dynamometer-based coast-down tests.
The objective of this study was to compare the rolling resistance of four common manual wheelchair tires (two pneumatic and two airless solid) and the solid tires used on a commercially available force- and moment-sensing wheel. Coast-down tests were performed with a wheelchair positioned on a two-drum dynamometer. Within each of three load conditions, tire type had a significant effect on roll...
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عنوان ژورنال: The Journal of Rehabilitation Research and Development
سال: 2009
ISSN: 0748-7711
DOI: 10.1682/jrrd.2008.10.0137