Steering-by-leaning: Feasibility of Utilising Dynamic Backrests to Control Steering in Manual Wheelchairs

• Main Authors: Reto Togni (Author), Karin Disch (Author), Michael Plüss (Author), Irina Lerch (Author), Roland Zemp (Author), William R. Taylor (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Medical Journals Sweden, 2023-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Objective: Steering-by-leaning is a promising innovation for manual wheelchairs. It may enable improved energy efficiency, one-handed manoeuvrability, and increased trunk activity during wheelchair use in daily life. To explore the feasibility of this concept, the lateral trunk function of active wh...