Task: T-1 Design Criteria for Transport Wheeled Mobility Devices
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This task has relied upon a combination of computer simulation and experimental testing. Computer crash simulation models were developed and validated for use in the study of factors influencing injury risk of wheelchair occupants in a crash. A wheelchair transportation-specific Injury Risk Assessment method was developed and used in the comparison of injury risk associated with various wheelchair transportation scenarios.
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