Title:Powered Wheelchair Bowling for People with High Level Quadriplegia
Author:Koichi Yokota, Hideyuki Hirose, Takenobu Inoue, (Research Institute, National Rehabilitation Center for the Disabled,) Kazunori Hase, (National Institute of Bioscience and Human-Technology)
Proceedings of 12th Japanese Conference of Advancement of Rehabilitation Technology, Vol.12, pp.395-398
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Author to whom correspondence should be addressed:
Koichi Yokota (Research Institute, National Rehabilitation Center for the Disabled)
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Abstract:
It appeared that powered wheelchair bowling for persons with high level quadriplegia was a very interesting sport. It needs an assistive tool to play. And it allows them to push out a ball using a powered wheelchair. Although there exists a snap-hand-ball or a bowling-stick to aid them, it is difficult for persons handicapped in the upper limbs to use. An accelerator ramp for bowling is very static and far from giving the dynamic feel of sports. An assistive tool consists of a plate with a caster to position the ball, an aluminum pipe, and a connector to the wheelchair. Powered wheelchair bowling has a sportive feel; however, it appeared to be difficult to control the ball.