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Visar resultat 1 - 5 av 45 avhandlingar innehållade ordet wheelchair.

  1. 1. Bending mainstream definitions of sport, gender and ability : Representations of wheelchair racers

    Författare :Kim Wickman; Eva Olofsson; Ulla Johansson; Jorid Hovden; Umeå universitet; []
    Nyckelord :MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; able-ism; disability; discourse; gender; identity; representation; sports media; Paralympics; wheelchair racing; Sports; Idrott;

    Sammanfattning : Inspired by feminist post-structural thinking and with a discourse analytic approach, this study’s main theme is gendered identity, disability and sport. It consists of four separate, but interrelated, empirical studies and focuses on two research questions. LÄS MER

  3. 2. Semi-Autonomous Navigation of Powered Wheelchairs : 2D/3D Sensing and Positioning Methods

    Författare :Cristian Vilar; Mattias O'Nils; Silvia Krug; Nicolas Ragot; Mittuniversitetet; []
    Nyckelord :NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; 3D object recognition; YOLO; YOLO-Tiny; 3DHOG; Histogram-of-Oriented-Gradients; ModelNet40; Feature descriptor; Intel RealSense; Depth camera; Wheelchair;

    Sammanfattning : Autonomous driving and assistance systems have become a reality for the automotive industry to improve driving safety in the car. Hence, the cars use a variety of sensors, cameras and image processing techniques to measure their surroundings and control their direction, braking and speed for obstacle avoidance or autonomously driving applications. LÄS MER

  4. 3. Wheelchair Passengers and Local Public Transport Vehicles: Perceptions of Safety and Comfort

    Författare :Anders Wretstrand; Trafik och väg; []
    Nyckelord :TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; Road transport technology; Public transport; Bus; STS; Perception; Comfort; Wheelchair users; Safety; Vägtransportteknik; Care and help to handicapped; Handikappade; vård och rehabilitering;

    Sammanfattning : Eliciting wheelchair-seated passengers’ perspective of safety and comfort is both useful and mandatory, particularly for researchers, clinicians, transit authorities, and for operators during purchase and use of vehicle technologies in existing and planned future transport systems. Therefore, the overarching objective of this thesis was to delineate the question of safety and comfort as perceived by wheelchair-seated passengers using public transport road vehicles. LÄS MER

  5. 4. Active wheelchair use in daily life : considerations for mobility and seating

    Författare :Kersti Samuelsson; Gunnevi Sundelin; Linköpings universitet; []
    Nyckelord :MEDICINE; MEDICIN;

    Sammanfattning : Introduction: Wheelchair fit and prescription are central in the rehabilitation process of a spinal cord injured client with an impaired walking ability. The knowledge and consequences of wheelchair use in active wheelchair users is deficient, which might lead to unnecessary problems and disabilities. LÄS MER

  7. 5. Driving to Learn. The process of growing consciousness of tool use - a grounded theory of de-plateauing

    Författare :Lisbeth Nilsson; Hållbar vardag och hälsa i ett livsperspektiv; []
    Nyckelord :MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Rehabilitering medicinsk och social ; Social sciences; Samhällsvetenskaper; rehabilitation; revalidation; kinesitherapy; Physical medicine; arbetsmiljömedicin; Yrkesmedicin; industrial medicine; Occupational health; assessment; outcome; profound cognitive disabilities; powered wheelchair; joystick; well-being; control; self-awareness; growth; facilitate; activity; occupation;

    Sammanfattning : The Driving to Learn project explored possible achievements of training people with cognitive disabilities in a joystick-operated powered wheelchair utilizing the grounded theory approach. Theoretical sampling led the concomitant collection and analysis of data. LÄS MER