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Activation Sequence Patterns of Forearm Muscles for Driving a Power Wheelchair

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Advances in Human Factors in Sports, Injury Prevention and Outdoor Recreation (AHFE 2017)

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The purpose of this study was to investigate muscle activities of the upper limbs while driving a power wheelchair. Eleven healthy individuals were recruited to perform four joystick control tasks, including forward, backward, left-turn, and right-turn. The results of this study would establish a norm for evaluating the controls of a power wheelchair in children with cerebral palsy. The surface electromyographic monitor (EMG) was used to record the contractions of extensor carpi ulnaris (ECU), flexor carpi ulnaris (FCU), and flexor carpi radialis (FCR). The integration of EMG signals was used to quantify the muscle efforts. The results showed that participants use more muscle efforts in ECU during backward early, but during left-turn later. The results of the forearm muscle activations can be used to guide training of children with cerebral palsy to drive a power wheelchair.

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We are grateful for the Ministry of Science and Technology of the Republic of China for financially supporting this research under contracts MOST 105-2221-E-468-005 and 104-2218-E-468-001.

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  1. Rehabilitation Engineering Lab, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Champaign, IL, USA

    Chi-Wen Lung & Yih-Kuen Jan

  2. Kinesiology and Community Health, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Champaign, IL, USA

    Chi-Wen Lung & Yih-Kuen Jan

  3. Computational Science and Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Champaign, IL, USA

    Yih-Kuen Jan

  4. Creative Product Design, Asia University, Taichung, Taiwan

    Chi-Wen Lung & Li-Feng Chao

  5. Department of Physical Therapy, I-Shou University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan

    Chien-Liang Chen

  6. Biomedical Engineering, Hungkuang University, Taichung, Taiwan

    Wen-Feng Chen & Ben-Yi Liau

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Lung, CW., Chen, CL., Jan, YK., Chao, LF., Chen, WF., Liau, BY. (2018). Activation Sequence Patterns of Forearm Muscles for Driving a Power Wheelchair. In: Ahram, T. (eds) Advances in Human Factors in Sports, Injury Prevention and Outdoor Recreation. AHFE 2017. Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing, vol 603. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-60822-8_14

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