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The design of a family of parametric anatomically-based compliant buttock models to evaluate wheelchair cushion
Stephen Sprigle1, Yogesh Deshpande2, Chris Bartlett3
1Rehabilitation Engineering and Applied Research Lab, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA, USA.
Abstract:
The evaluation of wheelchair cushion performance is of interest to a variety of stakeholders, including standards organizations, cushion manufacturers, clinicians, users and payers. The objective of this project was to develop a family of compliant buttock models that are based upon the anatomical parameters of persons with varying body sizes. The models are parametrically designed so can be scaled to evaluate different sized cushions. This paper will detail the designs, describe the anatomical basis for the design and provide the rationale for the design decisions. The manuscript also serves a secondary purpose to illustrate how anthropometric data can be applied to the design of anatomical phantoms that reflect both soft tissue and skeletal anthropometry. Supplemental material includes greater detail and the full CAD files and model fabrication instructions are available in an open access repository for persons who wish to fabricate the models.
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