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Wheel Chair Cushion Testing

Contract Activities: Wheel Chair Cushion Testing

The REAR Lab performs a wide array of wheel chair cushion tests. A full list of Wheel Chair Cushion Testing and Prices is available here as a PDF:  Wheelchair Cushion Testing Menu

Cushion Testing activities  at the REAR Lab include

  • Dimensioning, loaded contour depth and overload depth
  • Interface pressure tests:
    • Human subjects
    • Buttock model using interface pressure mat
    • Instrumented Buttocks model
  • Positioning Tests:
    • Ability to accommodate pelvic obliquity
    • Positioning features under load
  • Cushion adjustability assessment
  • PDAC HCPS (SADMERC) Simulated use tests
  • Advanced Simulated Use Testing

Please contact us at rearlab@design.gatech.edu with any questions

 

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